Virginia to Oregon and Back 45 foot with toad
First cross country trip leaving from Southeastern Virginia bound for Oregon and back. Not new to RVing but have never traveled coast to coast (we have mostly explored the eastern seaboard and the sou...
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To the Mississippi, my preferred fast route is I-64 across Virginia and Kentucky. It is interstate, but the scenery is good and the traffic is usually not heavy.
Along the way, stop for a few minutes at the New River Gorge bridge (3rd tallest in the US). Have a (very expensive) lunch in the Sam Snead Restaurant at Greenbrier Country Club, White Sulfur Springs, WV. (My friends who play golf were pleased to get a paper napkin souvenir from the restaurant.)
By the time you reach Lexington you may want to take a break. Camp at Kentucky Horse Farm for (at least) two nights. There is so much of interest (all having to do with horses) that you may want to want more than one full day.
You have to cross the plains somehow. Of the interstates, I prefer I-80, but my favorite way is to cross Nebraska is on state highway 2 through the Sand Hills.
In Wyoming, take state highway 450 to Wright and then highway 59 up to Gillette. You will see something that I thought amazing. These are the biggest coal mines in the country, and are the places where all those coal trains are loaded. Stop and watch to see how it is done.
Two months is good. It sounds like a lot of time, but you could spend two weeks just getting to the Northwest, and then there is the return trip (along a different trip, of course.)
Along the way, stop for a few minutes at the New River Gorge bridge (3rd tallest in the US). Have a (very expensive) lunch in the Sam Snead Restaurant at Greenbrier Country Club, White Sulfur Springs, WV. (My friends who play golf were pleased to get a paper napkin souvenir from the restaurant.)
By the time you reach Lexington you may want to take a break. Camp at Kentucky Horse Farm for (at least) two nights. There is so much of interest (all having to do with horses) that you may want to want more than one full day.
You have to cross the plains somehow. Of the interstates, I prefer I-80, but my favorite way is to cross Nebraska is on state highway 2 through the Sand Hills.
In Wyoming, take state highway 450 to Wright and then highway 59 up to Gillette. You will see something that I thought amazing. These are the biggest coal mines in the country, and are the places where all those coal trains are loaded. Stop and watch to see how it is done.
Two months is good. It sounds like a lot of time, but you could spend two weeks just getting to the Northwest, and then there is the return trip (along a different trip, of course.)
