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cmyUSA
Explorer
May 27, 2017

RV trip from KY to Boise-help needed

Hello, everyone. I'm new here.

My husband and I are quickly planning a last-minute trip to Boise, ID from KY. We will travel the Interstate until we get to Grand Island, NE. Then we plan to do some scenic routes from there, passing through Douglas and Jackson, WY.

I have read through many of the threads and I must thank you all for the heads up on the Teton Pass and The Mountain Directory.

We do not plan to sightsee on the way west and we plan to stop each evening no later than 6pm.

So, I would like to ask you to chime in on any other dangers, alternate routes or suggestions on our plan.

Thanks!
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  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    May 27, 2017
    Guess in my 50 years of RVing I missed what's of interest near Grand Island, NE so I'd get off of I-80 before Rawlins, WY. Also, it does not get dark until 9PM and you gain an hour every now and then going west so we do the 1500 miles to CO in two days...same distance as Louisville to the Tetons.

    No way to figure out what type of RV you have, if you boondock, or how long you have for this trip but it sounds like it might be a short trip time wise. I would do the 1400 miles to Lander, WY in two days: even doing the 300 miles to get you west of St Lou the evening before you planed on leaving. At Lander or Riverton I'd leave the RV there and day trip to Thermopolis by PU or car. 286 is my favorite way into the Tetons.

    Time to stop guessing.

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