How should we drive cross-country?

[TheIdler]

We're meeting in New York and then flying back to Spain together from LA, so it'll be one way.

Kwilk, I don't think she's into cow-humping, and all I know in Indiana is stuff she won't care about, like Notre Dame and the Speedway. Anything else we could see/do?

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by TheIdler

We're meeting in New York and then flying back to Spain together from LA, so it'll be one way.

Kwilk, I don't think she's into cow-humping, and all I know in Indiana is stuff she won't care about, like Notre Dame and the Speedway. Anything else we could see/do?

LOL I've never been cowhumping, but even cow tipping is overrated. There's not really anything to do in Indiana, to make it worth the trip. If you found yourself here and were bored, I could come up with some entertaining things, but none of them would be cool enough to make it worth picking that route over another more scenic or more fun drive.

 

[gnatty8]

Interestingly enough, the trip I referenced in the first page included a few days in Indiana.. I remember a couple of days in a state park somewhere near the Michigan line. We partied one night at some small bar, I think it may have been in a place called Cunot. Fun times.

 

[TheIdler]

It just seems like, try as we might, Indiana is going to be hard to avoid. I'll let you know.

 

[Bhowie]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

LOL I've never been cowhumping, but even cow tipping is overrated. There's not really anything to do in Indiana, to make it worth the trip. If you found yourself here and were bored, I could come up with some entertaining things, but none of them would be cool enough to make it worth picking that route over another more scenic or more fun drive.

 

[constant struggle]

Sort of off topic question but, how does one have the time to do such a thing? I went right into the work force after college, I never see myself having two months off, plus having my girlfriend be able to take two months off for the same time period... I feel I will never get a chance to take a trip like this? How/when did everyone else do it? Between jobs? While in college? I would also like to do this before I am old and retired...

 

[TheIdler]

Originally Posted by constant struggle

I never see myself having two months off, plus having my girlfriend be able to take two months off for the same time period... I feel I will never get a chance to take a trip like this? How/when did everyone else do it?

Move to Spain and date either a teacher or a bureaucrat.

 

[B2C2V]

Originally Posted by TheIdler

Move to Spain and date either a teacher or a bureaucrat.

Or any EU countries? My impression of my European friends sure take longer vacation. Look forward to your trip report with lots of pics.

 

[jgold47]

Originally Posted by globetrotter

I've gone most of the way in the north and the whole way in the south. hard to say, if you have to choose only one if the north or the south is the better way. you might zigzag a bit, espetially if you have time - go west via toronto to chicago, go south via memphis to new orleans, go west until vegas then north up the mountains and take a small slice east to minneapolis, then go west through the rockies to san fransisco and south to LA. you have the time.

Originally Posted by emptym

I went Northeast to Southwest route w/ a girlfriend one summer and loved it. We more or less alternated nights in a national or state park and nights in a city hotel.

We started in CT and spent the first night camping in the Catskills, then a night in Buffalo (lunch at the Anchor Bar,where buffalo wings were supposedly invented), Niagra Falls, crossed into Canada, spent a night in Stratford for the Shakespeare festival, a couple nights in Toronto, over to Detroit (Ford factory and frog legs), Chicago for a few days (during 4th of July and Taste of Chicago, I think, Wrigley Field, Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio, the original Ray Kroc McDonald's franchise, etc.), a night camping in Wisconsin (on a dairy farm), a quick trip through Iowa (the endless cornfields had their charm), a wonderful few days in South Dakota (Rushmore, Badlands, Black Hills, Corn Palace, Wall Drug), Wyoming (Devil's Peak, Buffalo burgers, Yellowstone for a couple nights in a cabin, Jackson Hole), Utah (Great Salt Lake, Zyon Nat. Park), Arizona for a bit (Hoover Dam, and before that you could easily see the North Rim of the Grand Canyon--better in the summer than the south rim) and then Las Vegas.

We had a great time. I'm sure you will too. The southern route could be good. I've only done it in the summer, so I went the northern w/ the girlfriend (15 yrs ago) and the middle (last summer--there's a thread about it here on general chat).

Have fun!


Both of these sound like a lot of fun!

 

[chorse123]

Originally Posted by constant struggle

Sort of off topic question but, how does one have the time to do such a thing? I went right into the work force after college, I never see myself having two months off, plus having my girlfriend be able to take two months off for the same time period... I feel I will never get a chance to take a trip like this? How/when did everyone else do it? Between jobs? While in college? I would also like to do this before I am old and retired...

I know what you mean. Reading this made me a little sad. I want to take two months and do a road trip!

 

[TylerDurden]

What kind of car are you going to be doing this?

I'd recommend a convertible of some sort especially when you get to the coastal highways.

For the best experience, a BMW manual transmission convertible. Of course, any convertible could work. But I've done the drive and its great. Even better if you have an ipod connected to your car stereo and full of music you love.

Something I wanna do, but next time i'll have the right car.

 

[MsMcGillicuddy]

While you're figuring out routes - I suggest you join AAA and get a trip tik - it's got all sorts of maps and guidebooks and such. Go to AAA.com and click on trip tiks on the lefthand side of the page. Or check it out here.

http://ww2.aaa.com/scripts/WebObject...=1245288649015

And hit Yosemite when you get to California. It's ridiculous.