Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Kate Connally" > wrote in message
> area.
>> Day 23 - Head east to Huntington, WV and then north to Le Sage
>> to Hillbilly Hotdogs for lunch. From there north to Pittsburgh.
>>
>> Kate
>
> Sounds like quite a trip. Have you figured the miles and driving time?

Yes, and I've done similar trips before so I'm pretty sure I can
do it. The outbound trip is approx. 3000 miles, which averages out
to less than 500 miles per day. That is easily doable in my experience.
The return is about 4000 miles in 8 days so that's about 500 miles per
day. Some days will be more miles when there's less to see and more
country to cover, others will be less so I can spend a little time
in certain places.

> At a
> glance, I know it can be done but I have no idea how much time you have each
> day for touristy things.

Well, not all the much probably but I don't have the time and
money to make a more leisurely trip so I'll just do what I can
and not worry about stuff I'm not able to do. I'm in the process
of prioritizing things I want to see.

> I've driven cross country a couple of times, but want to some day do a full
> circle over a period of 6 weeks or so.

In 85 I drove around the country from L. A. where I was living then.
I drove up through Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, N. Dakota, Minnesota,
up into Canada and around Lake Superior and down into Michigan, then
over into Canada again to Niagara Falls and then south through New York
into PA. From PA I went east to PA Dutch country and down in to
Maryland and DC and then to Virginia Beach and then back to the Blue
Ridge and south to Gr. Smoky Mtns. and to Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana (New Orleans) then across Texas through San Antonio, to New
Mexico, Arizona and then home. I was gone 1 month (30 days) with 20
days on the road actually travelling. I drove 10,000 miles in 20 days
which averages to 500 miles per day. The rest of the time I spend
visiting relatives in Pittsburgh, Virginia Beach, Huntsville, and
Tucson. I got to visit a lot of great places even though I didn't
get to stay as long as I would have liked in some of them. But I'm
glad I did it. I've driven across the country 3 other times, not
counting when I moved to CA and when I moved back to PA.

I hope you get to make your "grand tour". Mine was great!

Kate


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Kate Connally
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Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?