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Izzie, this discussion took place in 2007. The original poster has long since made the trip.

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You're a man after my own heart, especially when the Interstates are also toll roads. I do this whenever i can. My first step is usually to assume that I'm driving in the early 50's when the...

I just re-read your post and see that you're looking for a more northern rather than southern route. I'm not sure why you'd go through Kansas, as the shortest route is through Nebraska on I-80 which...

The most direct, mostly Interstate route option is fairly simple. Just take I-44 down to Oklahoma City and then I-40 west to Barstow CA and use I-15 south for a short bit to pick up CA-58 west to...

I love the Ppacific Northwest, but what I have appreciated most about it is that other than perhaps Olympic National Park (which does have a section along the coast), there are no 'Must See' sights....

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To start with, I am curious as to why you chose the places you chose, how much input your nephew had, and what it is you hope to get out of this trip....

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We simply cannot endorse your plan to drive from Chicago to San Diego in two days.That would be more than a thousand miles a day which is unsafe at any...

When I was younger and living on the East Coast, I would make an annual pilgrimage to Watkins Glen, NY for the Formula 1 races there. It was an experience to say the least. Jackie Stewart, Stirling...

Actually, you seem to have a good grasp on the situation, and it is not at all uncommon for people to suffer from kinetosis (motion sickness) only when they're the passenger and not when they're the...

Just remember that the fact that you're going from Tulsa to Glacier and back again does not mean that you have to use the same roads both ways. Perhaps you could hug the Front Range of the Rockies...

If you're going to try to do this in three days, it means sticking to the shortest/fastest route possible and spacing your overnight stops evenly along the way. As to routes, that means I-35 to Clear...

While I'm sorry about your plans being destroyed by the war, your 'alternative' is to one of my favorite areas of the US. It is both scenic and historic, although how interested you are in the...

We often (I do it too) look for reasons outside ourselves that make any journey safe or not, be it weather, other drivers or terrain. The simple fact is that the major factor in how safe one's drive...

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As a general rule, you should make your plans for longer stops to coincide with major attractions or cities such as Joshua Tree National Park, Saguaro...

As I mentioned earlier, your major constraint is time. While 10 days may seem like a lot of time, once you factor in a day's flying time each way, and a day or so to drive between Denver and Rapid...

As Dave noted, the main constraint on your trip, and our advice, is how much time you have. At a minimum you'd need a week and a half to simply get to the Mount Rushmore area (There's a LOT more to...

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Yes, that's all doable but for two days, one might be a typo, but the other is not possible. the one that's probably a typo is from Colby to Kansas City, which should be 386 rather than 586 miles....

OK, It looks like your trip is starting to firm up. So at this point you should be looking, I think, for a basic backbone of your RoadTrip that lets your wife and daughter fly into whichever airport...

It is simply unsafe to try to make this drive in two days. Period. It doesn't matter if you have one extra driver or four, trying to cover over 800 miles a day is unsafe. If you were a professional...

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It's a little hard to take your concerns about safety and efficiency seriously when you state that you plan to drive over 1,600 miles in just two days....

Having done this (in 2001), I can heartily recommend that you do the same if you get the chance. When my wife and I took this flight there were two things that made it special: Since I have a pilot's...

First and foremost, if you like driving and have the time, while your wife and daughter don't, then the plan for you to drive the family car (I presume) to New England and get a little 'guy stuff' in...

Besides backpackers, you're just as likely to run into one or more Elvis impersonators. This is a very quirky town and is served by the scenic Alaska Railroad, so you don't have to make a long, very...

Just to expand on what glc said and to give you some conrete examples, I did a search of available airfares for both the two one way tickets you propose to buy and two 'closed loop' round trips to...