Best way to travel east coast?
We are planning a trip to see the east coast. We found that traveling the coast through Washington and Oregon it worked better to travel from north to south, as it is safer to stop at view sites and n...
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Unlike the Highway 101 and CA 1 along the west coast, the east coast does not really have a lot of seaside highway miles. In fact, it if often quite difficult to get to the seashore, and expensive too.
Population is more dense in the east too so you tend to use the interstate highways more often to move from one location to the next rather than just driving along a two-lane highway. Two-lane highways also have "speed traps" to create revenue for counties and small towns that don't want to tax their own citizens.
In all, its a different experience in the east. That's why I always go west for the summer driving. And -- humidity is a real bear during the warm months in the east.
Population is more dense in the east too so you tend to use the interstate highways more often to move from one location to the next rather than just driving along a two-lane highway. Two-lane highways also have "speed traps" to create revenue for counties and small towns that don't want to tax their own citizens.
In all, its a different experience in the east. That's why I always go west for the summer driving. And -- humidity is a real bear during the warm months in the east.
