Eric B
Well-known member
Hello all,
I'm doing a 7day 4200 mile roundtrip with a buddy starting a week from today.
This is more of a deliveries kind of run, rather than a sightseeing one, so I don't expect we'll have too much time for side excursions along the way...
We are going to do most of our driving during daylight so might as well enjoy some beautiful scenery along the way.
On the westbound return leg, I've got three possible routes I'm eyeing and wanted to put it out there to see what you all think:
_ From Minneapolis, down to Sioux City, then Lincoln NE, then Cheyenne WY (spend the night), then down through SLC to Vegas (spend the night), then home to SoCal
or
_ Minneapolis down to Iowa, across Kansas, to Denver (spend the night), up and over the Rockies, down to Vegas (spend the night), then home to SoCal
or
_ Minneapolis, Iowa, Kansas, Denver (as above, & spending the night here), but then down to Durango, and maybe spending the second night in Flagstaff, then home to SoCal
All three routes come out to within 100miles of each other in distance, and within an hour or two in timing.
According to the gas buddy calculator, the fuel used is give or take the same as well, so it really just comes down to scenery.
For those of you familiar with the Rockies, any advice you can share on preferred routes will be appreciated.
Thanks,
-e
I'm doing a 7day 4200 mile roundtrip with a buddy starting a week from today.
This is more of a deliveries kind of run, rather than a sightseeing one, so I don't expect we'll have too much time for side excursions along the way...
We are going to do most of our driving during daylight so might as well enjoy some beautiful scenery along the way.
On the westbound return leg, I've got three possible routes I'm eyeing and wanted to put it out there to see what you all think:
_ From Minneapolis, down to Sioux City, then Lincoln NE, then Cheyenne WY (spend the night), then down through SLC to Vegas (spend the night), then home to SoCal
or
_ Minneapolis down to Iowa, across Kansas, to Denver (spend the night), up and over the Rockies, down to Vegas (spend the night), then home to SoCal
or
_ Minneapolis, Iowa, Kansas, Denver (as above, & spending the night here), but then down to Durango, and maybe spending the second night in Flagstaff, then home to SoCal
All three routes come out to within 100miles of each other in distance, and within an hour or two in timing.
According to the gas buddy calculator, the fuel used is give or take the same as well, so it really just comes down to scenery.
For those of you familiar with the Rockies, any advice you can share on preferred routes will be appreciated.
Thanks,
-e
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