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IcemanJer

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So I'm gonna be doing a road trip soon, here's the route that I'm planning on taking. The route is set, and I have about 14 days. Right now as it is, the trip is taking me about 11 days. I need some suggestions about stops along the way that I should hit, but still be able to meet the time constraint. I've already planned on stopping by Yellowstone National Park and Mt. Rushmore.

Thanks!


Here are the legend for the numbers in case you're wondering:
1 - Vancouver
2 - Seattle (day 1)
3 - Livingston, MT (day 3)
4 - Old Faithful Geyser
5 - Worland, WY (day 4)
6 - Rapid City, SD (day 5)
7 - Mt. Rushmore
8 - Sioux Falls, SD (day 6)
9 - the world's largest cheeto place
10 - Des Moines, Iowa (day 7)
11 - Ann Arbor (day 8)
12 - Toronto (day 9)
13 - Kingston (day 10)
14 - Hanover, NH (day 11)
 
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Chicago area is really going to slow you down. I'd tell you to drive through there at a certain time, but there is no decent time to avoid traffic.
 
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Originally posted by: minendo
Chicago area is really going to slow you down. I'd tell you to drive through there at a certain time, but there is no decent time to avoid traffic.
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i second that. driving there is worse then any other place on this planet
 
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IcemanJer

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Originally posted by: TheEvil1
go to boston if you havent been there. also if you have time trek it up to Katadin in Maine
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can't, I gotta be back in Hanover... I'll start my summer job on campus when I arrive.
thanks for the suggestion tho, might make it a weekend trip during the summer :)
 
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conjur

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Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Originally posted by: minendo
Chicago area is really going to slow you down. I'd tell you to drive through there at a certain time, but there is no decent time to avoid traffic.
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i second that. driving there is worse then any other place on this planet
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Atlanta
 
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IcemanJer

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Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Originally posted by: minendo
Chicago area is really going to slow you down. I'd tell you to drive through there at a certain time, but there is no decent time to avoid traffic.
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i second that. driving there is worse then any other place on this planet
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so I guess I should swing south or skirt around the city on the outer-rim freeways then?
 
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IcemanJer

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Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Originally posted by: minendo
Chicago area is really going to slow you down. I'd tell you to drive through there at a certain time, but there is no decent time to avoid traffic.
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i second that. driving there is worse then any other place on this planet
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Atlanta
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apparently Boston right now is on the top ten too, with the Big Dig and all.
 
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Originally posted by: IcemanJer
Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Originally posted by: minendo
Chicago area is really going to slow you down. I'd tell you to drive through there at a certain time, but there is no decent time to avoid traffic.
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i second that. driving there is worse then any other place on this planet
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so I guess I should swing south or skirt around the city on the outer-rim freeways then?
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Even the 294 loop is hell.

 
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IcemanJer

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okay... so what can I do then? Just grit through it? or how far south do I have to go to avoid Chicago, and would that be worth the time?
 
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Originally posted by: IcemanJer
okay... so what can I do then? Just grit through it? or how far south do I have to go to avoid Chicago, and would that be worth the time?
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There really are not many choices to avoid Chicago. There is not much located south of the city except farmland and back roads. I have had my best luck travelling around the city (I-294) early on Saturday or Sunday mornings. Make sure you avoid rush hour though.

 
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Originally posted by: minendo
There really are not many choices to avoid Chicago. There is not much located south of the city except farmland and back roads. I have had my best luck travelling around the city (I-294) early on Saturday or Sunday mornings. Make sure you avoid rush hour though.
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what if I come in from the west on I-80 and switch over to I-94 at the Michigan border?
 
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conjur

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Originally posted by: IcemanJer
Originally posted by: minendo
There really are not many choices to avoid Chicago. There is not much located south of the city except farmland and back roads. I have had my best luck travelling around the city (I-294) early on Saturday or Sunday mornings. Make sure you avoid rush hour though.
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what if I come in from the west on I-80 and switch over to I-94 at the Michigan border?
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Well...are you sold on going up thru Toronto?
 
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Originally posted by: IcemanJer
what if I come in from the west on I-80 and switch over to I-94 at the Michigan border?
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East bound on 80 to 94 is not bad, but the few miles west bound where 80 and 94 are one (where 65 hits 80 in Gary, IN) to where they split is terrible. The 10 or so mile stretch took me 1.5 hours one day.

 
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Sister, eh? I've a friend that lives in Toronto...Right on what is it...Lakeshore?
 
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IcemanJer

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Originally posted by: minendo
East bound on 80 to 94 is not bad, but the few miles west bound where 80 and 94 are one (where 65 hits 80 in Gary, IN) to where they split is terrible. The 10 or so mile stretch took me 1.5 hours one day.
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Oy... well, I guess we'll just have to deal when we get there then...
 
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IcemanJer

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Originally posted by: conjur
Sister, eh? I've a friend that lives in Toronto...Right on what is it...Lakeshore?
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er..... I don't really know Toronto that well, but just that my sister lives near Richmond Hill area, sort of.
 
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IcemanJer

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if a choice between going through Madison, WI or Des Moines, IA, which one would you pick? (I'm choosing the route for going from Sioux Falls, SD to Ann Arbor, MI)
 
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That's a nice map.
Do you know where I can get the full map?
I'm interested in the southern regions.
 
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Originally posted by: IcemanJer
Originally posted by: minendo
East bound on 80 to 94 is not bad, but the few miles west bound where 80 and 94 are one (where 65 hits 80 in Gary, IN) to where they split is terrible. The 10 or so mile stretch took me 1.5 hours one day.
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Oy... well, I guess we'll just have to deal when we get there then...
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Since you will be heading east bound, it should not be as bad. Of course it also depends on any construction that may be going on on Route 80.

 
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