jrs1871 wrote:
We have been to Goshen several times and we take your second route, almost. We take US36 across Missouri, I72 and I57 across Illinois, then US 24 across to US 31, north to US 6, east on US 6, then IN 15 into Goshen. We have taken 421 north from US 24 but find the roads to be a little better by taking 31. There is no really straight forward way to get to Goshen if you want to avoid the Chicago area. And we definitely want to avoid that area.
As far as driving it in one day it is doable if you knock off a few miles that first evening. We drive from about 100 miles southwest of KC to just north of Champaign/Urbana the first day and into Goshen the second.
Bingo a WINNER (JMHO)- someone who would do what I would consider the easiest way.
That first night jump will make it really easy - RT 36 is a really good road - Avoids the entire Chicago AREA - we used to take this route to and From the Plant in Wakarusa with our Travel Supreme, always enjoyed the two lane roads in the area.
Adds a few miles but not really any time or uncertainty due to traffic.
Best of Luck,