Exploring the U.S. coast
Was just wondering if anybody on here has traveled the coastline from Maine to Washington. Was thinking about doing this when I retire. We don't like to stay to long in one spot, so we thought this mi...
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jkwilson wrote:
Two thoughts:
First, the East Coast is tougher to follow. Boston, Philly and NYC are major obstacles. There are also some low lying regions in Maine and the Carolinas that interfere with travel close to the coast. In Florida, you may find horrific traffic along the east coast since the road runs right next to the beach. Planning will be important!
Second, don’t ignore the Great Lakes. Less hectic than the ocean coasts, for the most part. Still have some big cities to dodge. Just a few items are the lighthouses on Superior and Michigan, gorgeous beach at Holland, Michigan, Mackinac Island and the bridge, Indiana Dunes, Kohler-Andre State Park in Wisconsin, and Door County further north
I guess you would have to make a decision on the Carolinas to go to the outer banks, or Va beach and head to Emerald Isle and start down from there. You could do both I suppose but trying to do OBX you will spend a good part of a day backtracking from OBX back to VA and then around to Emerald Isle. the rest of NC would be super easy to follow through Wilmington all the way down to MYB. I think the goal of "hugging the coast" takes into consideration you won't actually be driving with an ocean view a lot of the time.
