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pops49
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Apr 17, 2018

Winter Travel

Hi folks
Looking for some constructive comments to my question of winter travel time
We are looking at the possibility of making a dash from Calgary Alberta to Arizonia -New Mexico ,starting in early January.Heading down with just the minimum number of stops.
I'm worried about winter weather and roads . Any thoughts and comments would be greatfully appreciated
Pops
  • We do the southern Ontario to Florida dash.
    We check the weather online for the entire trip route starting about 10 days before our planned departure date. 2 winters ago we left 2 days earlier than planned and missed the bad weather. One of the benefits of being retired.
    Plot out your route and pick a couple major cities along the route and check the weather ahead of time, remembering that forecasts can be wrong a lot of the time!
  • We use the pink stuff to flush the toilet and bottled water. Travel in January can be the pits but it makes arriving in Arizona that much more pleasant.
  • Any comments on the Rte, 89 and 15 on the way down ? What are they like that time of the year? For sure if we have to we will hole up as necessary . Thanks again
    Alan
  • Head straight south and eventually get on I-10 to get into New Mexico/Arizona. Don't take I-40 in winter.
  • In January you can have everything from perfect weather to blizzards. Keep a close watch on the weather channel and stop if needed because of bad roads.

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