trip from North Florida to Niagara Falls
We're in the planning stages of a trip from North Florida to Niagara Falls this coming July, 2021. Want to hit Assateague Seashore, Washington DC, maybe Hershey, PA and Damascus, VA on the trip. Fir...
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Kells,
You need to sit down with maps and draw this out and then ask Google maps about run times.....
Your plan looks like:
North Florida, (Oops Tallahassee because I have that)
Assateague Seashore, 900+ miles and the bay-bridge tunnel (propane??)
Washington DC, on the other side of the bay. Museums, museums
Hershey, PA, Amusement park
Damascus, VA, Hiking trails Way off the northbound line.
Niagara Falls Tourist trap with not much to see.
There are few good north-south roads once you get inland. You don't have to stick to interstates, but navigation becomes more of a task requiring a dedicated person for the task.
I'm glad you are planning, but you need to sit down with maps and markers. Are you a AAA member? Get the big maps and start drawing.
The good planning programs have become extinct. What is available can do about half of what you need.
If you skip Damascus and pick it up southbound, then the Falls to Florida will still be 1500+ miles making it a tough 4 day run. Past this, I don't have any valuable suggestions. I wish I did, but I can tell you that if you try to make this work with your time line, you will all end up tired and disappointed. (Do I have to add BTDT??)
Work more on the planning and if you can't do it all at once, save some for next year.
Matt
You need to sit down with maps and draw this out and then ask Google maps about run times.....
Your plan looks like:
North Florida, (Oops Tallahassee because I have that)
Assateague Seashore, 900+ miles and the bay-bridge tunnel (propane??)
Washington DC, on the other side of the bay. Museums, museums
Hershey, PA, Amusement park
Damascus, VA, Hiking trails Way off the northbound line.
Niagara Falls Tourist trap with not much to see.
There are few good north-south roads once you get inland. You don't have to stick to interstates, but navigation becomes more of a task requiring a dedicated person for the task.
I'm glad you are planning, but you need to sit down with maps and markers. Are you a AAA member? Get the big maps and start drawing.
The good planning programs have become extinct. What is available can do about half of what you need.
If you skip Damascus and pick it up southbound, then the Falls to Florida will still be 1500+ miles making it a tough 4 day run. Past this, I don't have any valuable suggestions. I wish I did, but I can tell you that if you try to make this work with your time line, you will all end up tired and disappointed. (Do I have to add BTDT??)
Work more on the planning and if you can't do it all at once, save some for next year.
Matt
