Thank you!!

I've never had to set up a reservation, and I usually don't because I'm never sure where exactly I will be when I start to get run down. On several trips I aimed at making it to a certain city, and nearly made a motel reservation, but ended up having to stop quite a distance before hand.

However, I know a lot of people who gauge their travel for the day, and when they start getting close to the end of their days journey they begin calling motels and hotels in the next largest city ahead of them. It's worked for them.

But, again, I've always just stopped at the nearest motel 6 or super 8 when I start to feel tired, and its always worked for me.

-Brad

I really don't think you'll have much of a problem. Unless there is some huge festival or some other event going on in town drawing lots of tourists, most towns have places to stay.

However, if you want good lodging that is also inexpensive, then this will limit your choices. San Francisco area hotels are quite pricey. I think I'd want to research a hotel there to find one with a good price and location and make reservations there. I really think you can wing the rest.

Or, how about this solution? Go ahead and make reservations ahead of time and then type of a list with your reservation information. Make sure you write down a phone number to contact and carefully note the cancellation policies. Then, if you find that you either are behind schedule and can't make it to that hotel that night without rushing or missing something, or you are ahead of schedule and would rather press on, you can cancel the reservation without any penalty if you do it according to their rules.

I've done that when I'm traveling through areas where I expect finding lodging might be a problem for some reason. This gives you the best of both words. The security that there is a hotel for you if you need it and the flexibility to change your plans.

I wanted to thank everyone for your imput. Our trip was fantastic, only a couple hiccups. BUT that only makes things more interesting.

My daughter was in the hospital a week before we went and this may be our first and last LONG roadtrip in a very long time. You guys helped make it great!
We loved hwy 70 in CO. except for the roter problem. :)
Our car was attacked by Prarie dogs on the Utah Colorado border.

Thank again
Michelle

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Our car was attacked by Prarie dogs on the Utah Colorado border.

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Hey, you have to explain that!

Mark

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Hey, you have to explain that!

Mark

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LOL It was AWFUL. The Prarie Dogs were EVERYWHERE!! On the road, Off the road, the park ranger said it was the worst she had NEVER seen.
Paul kept trying to miss them. I told him to HONK. Squirrels.. you honk, they run. NOT so with prarie dogs :( They ran Too only TOWARD the van!
Our middle child kept scolding Paul like he was TRYING to take out the prarie dogs. You can only swerve so much before you risk getting hurt, ya know.
Then with EVERY blessed bump my youngest would ask him if he got another.
Poor Paul felt SOOOO bad.

Other than that no animals were harmed. Missed a deer by a couple milliseconds. Luckily we were going all but 5 mph. I could have reached out and touched it.

Michelle

That's very sad and hysterical, both at the same time. I'm sitting here chuckling out loud! But feeling bad for dead prairie dogs. What was wrong with them? Mass hysteria? Were they sacrificing themselves to save others? Teenage lover suicide pacts? What the heck?

I sure hope your kids remember this with a smile. And I hope that you get another roadtrip with your family sooner than you think you will.

We'd love to hear more about your trip. Take care.