Michigan to Arizona route advice
Hi Everyone! Looking for some advice from some seasoned travelers regarding routes. My wife and I are on our first trip out west from Michigan in a 30ft Holiday Rambler with car in tow. We have...
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valhalla360 wrote:
Assuming you aren't on a schedule, turn south and slow down.
We shoot for between 100-200miles driving and usually don't drive more than 3 days per week. If the weather isn't nice, we will happily stay an extra day.
Check the wind with www.windy.com. It's not fun driving in 30mph winds. This site allows you to see the wind along your route during the proposed driving time.
Last time we went direct Michigan to Arizona, it took us a month.
PS: what are you feeling is "too slow". If you are struggling to make 50mph, that's a problem. If you are chugging along at 65mph, you are probably fine.
Thank you! We have been hunkered down in Ok for a couple days to let this wind let up some, and we will be heading a bit South now towards Roswell NM instead of directly East to Albuquerque. Appreciate the windy.com suggestion, this will be extremely helpful as the wind has actually been one of the most daunting parts of the trip even though I installed sway bars and a track bar on the rig. Our original goal was ~300 miles per day (but 100-200 sounds MUCH better), and it was nothing but a rushed feeling which is no fun. We plan on really paying much more attention to the weather during the rest of the trip, especially the wind on windy.com and try to enjoy the journey instead of the destination.
Appreciate your feedback and insight.
Happy Thanksgiving!
DR
