Route planning advice - TT 6 month trip
My wife, two kids, dog and I are planning an extended trip, it will be our first TT trip. I have pulled trailers since I was a teen, so that is not an issue, we have camped and done a little bit of Mo...
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I really like to use Microsoft Streets & Trips, but there are plenty of on-line websites and other options for trip planning.
A general policy - when I approach a large US city with a outer bypass freeway and a shorter straight thru freeway - take the bypass. Just much less hectic.
Try to avoid cities in early morning or late afternoon on weekdays - mid-day is a bit better, but not much.
Crossing Texas to New Mexico is loooong. Some favorite stops near I-10 - Stephen F Austin State Park just past Houston headed west, Fredericksburg just past San Antonio and a little north, Davis Mountains State Park near Fort Davis - a little south but worth the trip
A general policy - when I approach a large US city with a outer bypass freeway and a shorter straight thru freeway - take the bypass. Just much less hectic.
Try to avoid cities in early morning or late afternoon on weekdays - mid-day is a bit better, but not much.
Crossing Texas to New Mexico is loooong. Some favorite stops near I-10 - Stephen F Austin State Park just past Houston headed west, Fredericksburg just past San Antonio and a little north, Davis Mountains State Park near Fort Davis - a little south but worth the trip
