Road Trip To See Daughter: Florida to Oregon

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 12:17 pm

IF I go it might be in September or late August. She lives in Redmond, OR and the KJ and I would be spending a lot of quality time together alone.
No wife!! If possible I would like to meet some members along the way and maybe take in some trails.

Here is a ruff idea of how I will go: Saint Augustine, FL to Chattanooga, TN......Nashville, TN......Memphis, TN.....Oklahoma City, OK......Amarillo, TX.....
Las Vegas, NM..... Fort Collins, CO.....Salt Lake City, UT......Idaho and on into Redmond, Oregon. There will be no real hurry coming or going.

As I said that is a ruff idea. The general direction. Side trips are welcome and at the very least a cup of coffee with someone from here at some road side greasy spoon
would be great. So who lives along that stretch. If you look at a map you will be able to tell the interstates I'll be using.

Terry

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 12:29 pm

You'll miss a lot of beautiful scenery if you take Interstates through CO/WY/UT. I-80 has got to be one of the most boring highways in America.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 12:33 pm

Dje Ryu wrote:

You'll miss a lot of beautiful scenery if you take Interstates through CO/WY/UT. I-80 has got to be one of the most boring highways in America.

And yet I70 over the rockies is probably the most stunning stretch of interstate highway in america. :wink:

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 2:22 pm

I normally wouldn't take the interstates but it's going to cost about $2K round trip just for the gas! So if you see a slow moving KJ on the interstate towing the trailer below....that would be me!

Terry

Dje Ryu · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 4:13 pm

I'd still take 70 or 90 rather than 80, if it were me.

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 4:15 pm

Well, this is what your trip looks like right now, and since I am in fort collins I only surmise that you will be back tracking to see me and get some of our fine beers, yet you will be going quite a bit out of your way to do that:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&g ... 67&t=h&z=5

Inc · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 5:55 pm

When you go through Memphis, stop and eat some ribs at Corky's or The Rendezvous. You will thank me for it.

VTNomad · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 6:28 pm

I would go through Nashville, TN and head towards St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha, NE and pick up I-80 there. I-40 through Arkansas and Oklahoma is bumpy (concrete road), it won't be fun pulling a trailer. It's always under construction.

Dave08 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:17 pm **Posts:** 250

I'll be going to school in Omaha that time of year, and I know there are a few other KJ, KK people on LOST there

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 7:14 pm

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm :lol:

Terry

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 8:34 pm

Seems like I-10 across to Cali and then the PCH all the way up would be great. Head up to St Lou and do I-70 across the Rockies.

You would catch St Lou for some Jazz music, KC for some steaks, and Denver for some Rocky Mountain Oysters. :lol:

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 8:40 pm

Forget CA! The northern part is nice, the rest can slide into the ocean as far as I'm concerned. Rocky Mt. Oysters huh! I think I'll stick to regular ones if you don't mind.
I hear they have a slight "nutty" taste to them. :lol:

Terry

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2008 10:20 pm

What an awesome trip thats going to be! I would love to take a trip across the US like that in my Jeep. Idk if I could do it alone though, I would want a GF or something to tag along incase I get bored. :lol:

I guess once youve had a wife for awhile you need a break sometimes though!

Hope you have a safe trip with no break downs. Maybe you could get the phone numbers of some members that are close by your route incase you need some help along the way. If I was close I would surely lend a helping hand to a lost member in need.

riptricket · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 12:03 am

Woohoo I made your list (OKC).
Just to let you know there ain't s**t out here!

gone_jeepin · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 12:59 am

I'll meet and eat with you. I live in Cartersville, GA Its on your way up I-75 north of Atlanta. It's according to what time you pass thru there as to where we could eat at tho. I would suggest you make it thru Atlanta either early in the morning (5:00am) or later in the evening(6:00pm) cause any other time you'll experience the #4 worst traffic in the U.S. Either way just let me know. Thats going to be an awesome trip.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 4:29 am

riptricket wrote:

Woohoo I made your list (OKC).
Just to let you know there ain't s**t out here!

One of the guys I was with in Vietnam lives in OKC and I was going to see him either coming or going. So, I will be stopping there. In the 6 years I spent on the road in my motorhome I managed to hit all but I think 3 states in the lower 48. Some places are kind of barren. But every place has it's own beauty. You just might have to look hard to find it! :lol:

Terry

KW AV8R · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 5:56 am

Fulltimer wrote:

Here is a ruff idea of how I will go: Saint Augustine, FL to Chattanooga, TN......Nashville, TN......Memphis, TN.....Oklahoma City, OK......Amarillo, TX.....
Las Vegas, NV..... Fort Collins, CO.....Salt Lake City, UT......Idaho and on into Redmond, Oregon.

Did you mean to say you were going through Las Vegas, NM? I'm not trying to convince you not to go through Las Vegas, NV, but Las Vegas, NM would be a little more of a 'direct' route. This is what it would look like: (sorry, can't figure out how to post the map itself)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Saint+Augustine,+FL&daddr=Chattanooga,+TN+to:Nashville,+TN+to:Memphis,+TN+to:Oklahoma+City,+OK+to:Amarillo,+TX+to:Las+Vegas,+NM+to:Fort+Collins,+CO+to:Salt+Lake+City,+UT+to:Redmond,+Oregon&mra=pi&mrcr=8&sll=35.835628,-96.591797&sspn=16.235334,31.245117&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=5

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 6:59 am

Las Vegas, NM is what I meant. I'll go back and change that! Thanks

Terry

dgeist · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 9:18 am

gone_jeepin wrote:

I'll meet and eat with you. I live in Cartersville, GA Its on your way up I-75 north of Atlanta. It's according to what time you pass thru there as to where we could eat at tho. I would suggest you make it thru Atlanta either early in the morning (5:00am) or later in the evening(6:00pm) cause any other time you'll experience the #4 worst traffic in the U.S. Either way just let me know. Thats going to be an awesome trip.

I'll second that (traffic in atlanta). If you happen to have wireless internet of some kind georgia-navigator.com will tell you if 85 or 285 are your best bet. Also, depending on the time of day you pass the northern part of the city, you'll either drive 1/4 mile from my house or about 200 feet from my office

dog_party · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2008 9:55 am

That's a cool trip you have planned, and a neat little trailer you'll be hauling. I'm not along, or even near, your route, but I wish you the best. Good call putting Ft. Collins on your route...grew up there, love it, miss it.

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