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user's latest post:
Kansas to San Diego, CA in March...
Published (2009-12-03 14:51:00)
The Grand Canyon really isn't a place that you can just visit for 2 hours, unless all you are going to do is get to the village, stick your head over the ledge, and move on. At that point, I'm not sure its even worth the 2+ hours of extra driving you'll need for the detour off of I-40. The Grand Canyon is a huge area, and except for the village, you can only get around the park via shuttle bus. I've been known to zip...
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Planning trip to Washington from AZ
Published (2009-12-03 16:11:00)
Hello and welcome to the RTA forums ! You have many options but not knowing anything of your interests or what your timescale is, it's not really possible to make any meaningful suggestions, other than to say get out a good map and use the forums for research to find places of interest to you. When you have done so we can make suggestions and "fine tune" your trip but it's up to you to take the first step. Enjoy the...
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moving from CA to rochester...
Published (2009-12-03 21:16:00)
Taking 40 is only about 40 miles longer than taking 70. You do need to realize that 40 is far from immune to snow and ice storms. I would make your decision at the last minute after checking weather and road conditions. You also need to keep in mind that I-90 between Cleveland and Rochester is subject to heavy lake effect snow. You are moving to a very heavy snow belt, you will have to learn how to drive in it sooner rather than later. If you...
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I-90 Road Trip Suggestions???
Published (2009-12-03 22:42:00)
By far the best way to find interesting places which may not be in your guide books, is to speak to the locals when you arrive at a place. One point of interest which comes to mind is about 20 miles north of Belle Fourche SD, up highway 85, on a side road (old 85), is a small monument in a farmer's field, just off the road, to mark the 'Centre of the Nation'. One of those quirky little attractions you just gotta see. There is...
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December Canadian Road Trip
Published (2009-12-02 21:06:00)
Gen's been absent for too long a time. Nice to see you back here. Mark
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blurb.com
Published (2009-12-03 06:57:00)
Just an update: I am now on page 75 of text and photos and, so long as I shut down and reboot my laptop every couple of hours, it is still going strong. I am terrified what happens at the end when you need to upload the thing though... god, if my internet connection dies midway I'm gonna cry!
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Return To America
Published (2009-12-03 21:06:00)
Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! 1) For camping on the way north from San Francisco, that will depend on whether you take I-5 or the coast highway. I'd recommend the scenery of the later which would put you on the southern coast of Oregon by evening. There are a few state parks with camping: Harris Beach outside Brookings, Hunting Mountain and Cape Blanco south and north of Port Orford, Bullards Beach at Brandon, and Sunset Bay...
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Los Angeles - San Franssico on...
Published (2009-11-29 02:21:00)
I like Lifey's idea but just to add to it, could you leave the day before, even if it was afternoon and arrived late in SF. At least it would give you a couple of days to make your way back and have a few hours in SF. This would work better time wise even if SF wasn't a "must do" for you or your Dad and went to somewhere like Monterey before turning around.
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Healthy Food on the Road
Published (2009-12-02 16:39:00)
I also prefer to have a grill along for the ride. Many times I've pulled over into a rest area and fired up the grill and have had a good fresh hamburger or steak. It doesn't take up too much room and is great should I find something at a local market that I'd like to cook up, whether it's some fresh fish or grilled chicken, etc. There are some models that have one side as a grill and the other as a stove, which can also be...
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Kansas to San Diego, CA in March...
Published (2009-12-03 23:29:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by glc Trust me - you can't "whistle stop" the Grand Canyon. Get in as early in the day as possible and plan on watching the sunset there. Then you can head down to Williams for the night or spend the night in Tusayan (expensive). What is there to do all day there? I know NOTHING about it.
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Started 13 hours, 24 minutes ago (2009-12-04 10:45:00)
by Southwest Dave
Hello and welcome to the RTA forums !
This is the most covered area on the forums and you will find lots of info by using the search button, but to get you started here are some of our favorites.
With 8 days you have a few options but in case you are not aware you will not be able to get from Yosemite to Vegas by crossing the Sierra's on CA120 [Tioga pass] as it will be closed due to ...
Started 1 day, 1 hour ago (2009-12-03 22:42:00)
by Lifemagician
By far the best way to find interesting places which may not be in your guide books, is to speak to the locals when you arrive at a place.
One point of interest which comes to mind is about 20 miles north of Belle Fourche SD, up highway 85, on a side road (old 85), is a small monument in a farmer's field, just off the road, to mark the 'Centre of the Nation'. One of those quirky little ...
Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-11-29 11:04:00)
by Midwest Michael
Welcome to the RTA Forum!
The most straight forward way to Southern California is to take I-40, which is the way you'd want to go to the Grand Canyon anyway.
For a different route back, you could look at taking I-15 and I-70 up through Las Vegas, Utah, and Colorado, doubling back south to get home to Wichita. That would take you within a short detour of more than a half dozen national park...
Started 13 hours, 36 minutes ago (2009-12-04 10:33:00)
by Southwest Dave
Hello and welcome to the RTA forum !
Certainly a very different first post, but in all honesty that sounds like my worst nightmare!
To have a car so far advanced that you have no input except to tap a code and route into a computer, no thanks I could take the train. Lol !
I love to drive and enjoy "tinkering" with cars, taking pride in having them running in the " sweet spot". To ...
Started 6 months, 2 weeks ago (2009-05-20 15:57:00)
by Mass Tim
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Originally Posted by Lifemagician
Having of necesssity driven the MassPike twice, as well as the complete NY thruway, I was not too keen to get back on a turnpike when I finally left Newton, to head for Alaska. I chose to take route 9 west and eventually picked up twenty, some miles east of Springfield.
Two hours into my ...
Started 1 day, 9 hours ago (2009-12-03 14:51:00)
by danevt
Hi emy,
If I were you, I'd avoid I-70 and allow for more time (like 9 days, maybe?), but I don't think it's unsafe if you're a cautious driver to take I-40, or perhaps even a more southerly route.
I'm planning a reverse trip in December, and I'd be a little bit nervous about I-70. Do you live in northern CA? I took I-70 once West to East in the summer and the mountains in UT & esp CO were...
Started 1 day, 3 hours ago (2009-12-03 21:06:00)
by AZBuck
Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums!
1) For camping on the way north from San Francisco, that will depend on whether you take I-5 or the coast highway. I'd recommend the scenery of the later which would put you on the southern coast of Oregon by evening. There are a few state parks with camping: Harris Beach outside Brookings, Hunting Mountain and Cape Blanco south and north of Port ...
Started 1 day, 20 hours ago (2009-12-03 03:36:00)
by Southwest Dave
Hello and welcome to the RTA forums !
Your itinerary looks in pretty good shape although the one thing that stands out to me is the one night in Grand canyon. Palm springs to Grand canyon is a days drive and to Vegas is 5 hours or so, leaving only a few hours at the Canyon. I would definitely recommend another night and enjoying time in or near to the South rim.
The other concern is ...
Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-21 02:47:00)
by Southwest Dave
Intro/ Day 1
After a lot of "will we, won't we" get there moments for various reasons during the build up to our trip it finally happened and I would like to share our experience. This is our second RV trip to the USA, the plan was to see the Rocky mountains touring Colorado and head back into Utah to see some of the places we didn't get to see on our first trip, such ...
Started 1 day, 14 hours ago (2009-12-03 09:35:00)
by AZBuck
Shipping costs to use outfits that specialize in baggage forwarding can be prohibitive, even if you can do without your equipment for several days and have an address to send it all to. Even UPS ground would charge around $60 for me to ship a 50 pound package from here in Tucson to the east coast. Such figures start to make the $15 or so that the airlines charge for a 50 pound bag seem ...
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Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-11-29 11:04:00)
by Midwest Michael
Welcome to the RTA Forum!
The most straight forward way to Southern California is to take I-40, which is the way you'd want to go to the Grand Canyon anyway.
For a different route back, you could look at taking I-15 and I-70 up through Las Vegas, Utah, and Colorado, doubling back south to get home to Wichita. That would take you within a short detour of more than a half dozen national park...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-26 04:42:00)
by Southwest Dave
Hello and welcome to the RTA forums !
There is no right or wrong answer, as with all road trips it comes down to the individual. In my case I would head to the Four corners region via Albuquerque. Mesa Verde and the Grand canyon could be added to Monument valley with plenty of other choices to hand, depending on time.
Although the one thing I would consider is continuing to San Antonio ...
Started 5 days, 8 hours ago (2009-11-29 16:00:00)
by Midwest Michael
Welcome to the RTA forum!
The simple fact is that cars make pretty darn poor beds. Sure, they will work in a pinch, and I suppose the larger the car, the more likely you are to have enough room, but really, unless you are a very small person, you're not going to be able to get very comfortable laid out on a bench seat, or reclining in a bucket seat. I've got a suv where I can fold down the ...
Started 2 weeks, 2 days ago (2009-11-18 11:44:00)
by Mark Sedenquist
This is the Tenth section of a popular mind puzzle first brought to the membership by member Quebec Gen .
General Rules of the "Where in North America is this?" Game
1) Anyone can play -- just follow along and test your mettle about places found in North America.
2) You'll need to be a registered member of this Forum if you want to contribute your own photographs...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-26 03:36:00)
by fargo fargo is offline Day Tripper
Hai Drive Gurus,
Came across this site while researching for my US trip next year, this is an awesome resource for plannig a trip, hats off to the contributors and mods here.
Planning a C2C in October, 2010 from NY to LA, some questions remain:
1.Me and wife can take off 5th to 28th Oct, 2010, can stretch this to 25 days max. Just finished 2700 kms of Europe last month ...
Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-21 02:47:00)
by Southwest Dave
Intro/ Day 1
After a lot of "will we, won't we" get there moments for various reasons during the build up to our trip it finally happened and I would like to share our experience. This is our second RV trip to the USA, the plan was to see the Rocky mountains touring Colorado and head back into Utah to see some of the places we didn't get to see on our first trip, such ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-26 00:44:00)
by glc
Without a student or work visa and a US address, you will have a very difficult time titling and registering a car and obtaining insurance, so a rental is your best option, as long as you are 21 or older. If you are under 25, there will be a surcharge which will increase the cost considerably. How much time do you have for this trip, and will it be one way or a round trip?
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-22 07:55:00)
by billy bob
You state that your road trip would be April to May 15 what day in April are you starting your trip? If its 1st April you would have enough time to stop & see the sights along the way. Get out your maps and map out your general route and then we will be able to suggest must see & things to do along your route.
billy bob
Started 5 days, 12 hours ago (2009-11-29 11:18:00)
by Mass Tim
I've not used it but it sounds like you are not the only person to experience this issue, which leads me to believe there is a fundamental flaw in the engineering of this software.
Here and here are links I found where others are using this application having the same problem as you are. The PDF option sounds like it may be viable, however. I know OpenOffice has built-in export to PDF ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-26 09:02:00)
by Midwest Michael
Welcome to the RTA Forum!
All of the places you've listed are certainly doable within 2 weeks, although you'll have to decide for yourself if it fits with the pace you'd prefer. You should probably just list out a tentative itinerary and see if you can come up with a plan that you think you'd like.
The good news is this is far and away the most popular basic trip outline on the forum, with ...
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