You probably already know about this trick but...
When you're entering a new state, stop at the first rest area (the "welcome
to our state" one) and there will usually be a map on the wall somewhere
showing what's under construction.
"Jason Bleazard" <jason.dml@bleazard.net> wrote in message
news:20021124162319.C3725@delenn.bleazard.net...
>
> Okay, so Norah and I are in the planning stages of our road trip to Utah
> over Christmas. I'm looking for any hints or advice that will help make
> the trip go smoothly. We're just going to drive straight through, taking
> turns driving and napping to try to get there as quickly as possible.
> Yes, we're probably insane for wanting to drive that far, but we're both
> really sick of airline travel. Plus, have you seen the ticket prices to
> fly out of Toronto around Christmas time???
>
> Anyway, I think we've covered all of the general stuff (got the maps,
> blankets, lots of coffee, etc.) What I'm wondering is specific
> information about our possible routes. What's the weather usually like?
> Any good routes to stay away from? Is there fuel available 24 hours /
> day? Ongoing construction? Known speedtraps? Stuff like that.
>
> I've identified three possible routes that we can take to go from Toronto
> to Salt Lake City:
>
> 1. I-80 (because it's the shortest)
> 2. I-70 (because it's further south and might have better weather
> 3. I-80 to I-76, then I-76 to Denver, then I-70 (because it avoids the
> worst part of I-80 through WY)
>
> I can post more detailed route info if anyone is interested.
>
> I'd like to hear from anyone who lives close to these routes, or who has
> traveled them enough to have anything that might be useful. I've done
> I-80 going from SLC -> Toronto once, but it was in July '97 and the
> biggest lesson I learned was to buy air conditioning on all future
> vehicles :-).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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> ------------------------------------------------
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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