Hey Folks,

I decided I'd be skipping the moving companies and taking only a carload of my stuff with me as I move from DC to San Francisco, and I'm looking for a decent route.

While, initially, I was thinking it would be fun to drive US-50 as much of the way as possible, I'm guessing that, at this point, given that I have 5-6 days and it's winter, it might be a better bet to stick to interstates and leave the US-50 trip for another time. Is that a fair assessment?

From DC, it looks like I-80, I-70, and I-40 all give me a 2,800 to 2,950 mile route, so no major differences in that respect. Weather-wise, it looks like Tuesday will be clear into Kansas, Wednesday might be messy (snow from MO to UT, and as far south as Dallas), and Colorado and SLC will be snowy on Thursday.

I've got a 4-cyl Ford Fusion, which is fine enough in a bit of snow, but it's not as if I test it all that often in DC.

Any thoughts, suggestions, or advice? I'll be glued to my iPhone, so I'm happy making adjustments as I go, but I've never done the Rockies in winter, so orientation would be appreciated.

Cheers, and thanks much!