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Hi - sorry for the tardy reply.

Driving through Mexico we're only stopping in Villahermosa and Puebla to spend the night. I wouldn't mind doing the drive to SMDA in two days but there are not...

Hello - My wife and I are retired US expats living in Yucatan, Mexico. The import permit on our van is expiring so we need to take it out of the country. In September we are planning a long road trip...

Thanks - Originally we were going to do the drive over 3 days taking I-10 but we want to limit our driving time to under 9 hours/day so we're adding an extra day to the trip. I'm was thinking that...

I'm going to be driving from the San Francisco area to Southern Texas over 4 days in early April. I was thinking of taking I-40 most of the way and then heading south on US 285 into Texas. I've read...

From Laredo we will take the toll highways and overnight in Matehuala, Puebla, and Villahermosa. We're planning on taking the Arco Norte bypass around the eastern part Mexico City. I don't know of...

Hi Donna,

We're doing the drive in late April so hopefully the weather won't be an issue. We will spend 3 days driving from San Francisco to Laredo - overnighting in Blythe, CA, El Paso, and then...

I will be driving from San Francisco to Laredo, Tx. I've got my drive mapped out as far as El Paso where I will spend a night.

From El Paso it looks like the two possible routes are:
I-10 to...

Thanks! I didn't know that

I would actually cross at Columbia - from what I've heard, it's easier since immigration, customs and getting the TIP all in the same building.

How do you guys feel about this route:

I-5 to Buttonwillow

CA 58 through Bakersfield to Barstow

I-40 to Needles

US 95 to Blythe

I will be driving from San Francisco to Laredo, Tx. where I'll be crossing into Mexico. I'm on a bit of a time crunch so will be hoping to do the drive in 3 days.

The two possible routes are:
...

Any input regarding Day 3 - spending the night in Mt Shasta instead of Redding?

If we stayed in Mt Shasta we would take CA 161 and US 97 to Shasta.

If we stay in Redding we would take CA 139...

Thanks for the suggestion about Lassen - we've actually been to Lassen once before and overnighted in Chester. The only reason behind staying in Redding is so we can get back to SF before the...

Hello,

In August the wife and I will take 4 day weekend road trip from San Francisco to Crater Lake and back. I'm looking for some ideas/feedback for our itinerary:

We are now thinking of:
...

Thanks Rick - great info in your blog!

Later this year (probably early December) my wife and I will be moving from San Francisco to Merida in Yucatan, Mexico.

We will be driving our 2008 Subaru Outback and it will be full of stuff and...