2gypsies wrote:
I don't know where exactly in Florida you're starting so I just picked Tampa. If you take this route to Santa Fe it's 1798 miles and if you travel 300 miles per day you'd have 5 nights of stays. This is a combination of interstates and good highways:
I-10 with stops at Tallahassee and Gulfport, MS.
Then take I-12/I-10 on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, LA to I-49 north at Lafayette, LA
Stop around Alexandria, LA
I-20 at Shreveport, LA
You can go through hectic Dallas via 635North or we prefer to pick up US69 at Tyler, TX (which adds only 7 miles) and get on 380W at Greenville, TX.
Stop around Denton, TX
Continue on 380 to Decatur, TX and then US81/287 NW to Amarillo, TX and stop for night.
Pick up I-40W out of Amarillo to 285 at Clines Corner, New Mexico.
Take 285 north into Santa Fe, NM (stay at Santa Fe Skies RV)
Leaving Santa Fe take I-25 south to I-40 west to Flagstaff, AZ. The 89 north to Page, AZ and continue west on 89 to Kanab, UT
It's 6 miles shorter to take 89A before getting to Page, AZ but you'd have a steep, curvy climb up to Jacob Lake, AZ. Many RVers do it but if you're not comfortable with this take 89 instead. By going to Page you'll see Glen Canyon Rec Area (it has a nice F/H/U RV park) and perhaps tour the dam.
Once at Kanab, UT (Kanab RV Corral is o.k. or Pink Sands State Park is nice) you could easily visit the North Rim of Grand Canyon and also take a tour of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary which is awesome in a beautiful setting. It's a huge no-kill facility.
Naturally, you could make a lot of detours as there are many things to see.
Looks like we will be pretty much following this route.
Are the steep grades on 89 between Flagstaff & Kaneb any problem for our gas 34 ft Class A pulling a toad?
Thanks,
Cass & Lyn
