azdryheat wrote:
Use the Trip Planner on this forum for a non-interstate route. It gave me a route but if it were me I'd take I-40 as there isn't much to see.
He's from Delaware. I bet the natural roadside scenery would be fascinating to him.
Years ago we drove one of our #2 to school up in Wyoming and kid #3 had to get home ASAP to get back home for high school opening day. I dropped off my wife and kid #3 in Denver to fly home, and then I had all the time in the world and nobody else's input for my drive home.
I could have taken the beeline home, but I aimed for New Mexico just for fun and then shut off the GPS. I drove around on local roadways for a couple of days and zig-zagged generally westerly towards home. I think I finally jumped onto I40 in Winslow and headed home. This was one of my favorite trips ever. I wish I hadn't been alone, but I don't think anyone else would have let me get away with it.
My long-winded point is, one man's "not much to see" is another man's paradise.
Another option is to make yourself a mental BINGO card and aim for random destinations based on your offbeat list. I want to stop at:
* A fry bread stand
* A hatch chili stand
* A fireworks store
* Anasazi ruins
* Native jewelry stand
You get the idea.
