WA to MD in JAN!!! Help!!

DeezPanthers1 wrote:
So we are being PCSd (transferred)in Jan to MD. We will be taking our OR roamer 310bhs (TT). My Husband has a F350 diesel TV, and I will be driving my minivan :o

We have not had to travel in the winter months like this, for a trip like this, and am very unfamiliar with the routes. We moved here from NC, but it was in Sept. and we did not have a TT. We want to make it a fun family road trip, and I want my kids to see some awesome sights along the way, as it will probably be the last cross country move for us (not a guarantee though;)

We obviously want to avoid any really bad weather. We are NC coastal natives and moved here near Seattle, so we are not pro snow drivers in the least. Hubby is a bit better than me, but after a really bad accident in college, putting me upside down in a creek, having to be pulled out by the fire department, I get a bit of anxiety driving in icy, snowy conditions. We also don't want to add a week to our drive time, bc of my fear. Do any of you have any good routes, or ideas that we could do.

Also, any tips, ideas or things to see on our way would be greatly appreciated. TIA.

I'll be doing a similar trip in March, JBLM to Atlanta with my son's camper. I echo the consensus above for I-5 south to I-10, then east (I'll take I-20 at the split). The only thing I'd add is that I thought that route is beautiful. Maybe I'm weird (strike "maybe"), but I find even west Texas to be incredibly scenic (very stark, dramatic landscapes) and there's lots to see and do along the way. We used to do the Atlanta-Los Angeles trip twice per year for years and, even with 3 little screaming brat-monsters in the back, we still found those trips to be fun.

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