Too conservative for the interstates

P3TC wrote:

trailertraveler wrote:

P3TC wrote:
At 76 years, I have become too cautious for the "I" routes. Like to drive my rig at 62, I feel I am becoming an obstruction as speed limits rise.

Since we want to make a 4000 mile visit to SD and WY this spring, I need a routing service that will send me by the "back roads".

Any recommendations?

thanks...Bill

In my experience, 62MPH is plenty fast enough for the interstates and U.S. highways. We get our best fuel mileage at 59-62MPH so that is where I set the cruise control. My advise is that if you have not already done so, set your travel pace at about 4-5 hours per day. We like to do 10Am-2PM. We call about noon to make sure potential stops have room for us for the night. If we need to go through any large city on the interstates/expressways, that usually misses rush hours. At 76, I am guessing you are retired, so if you haven't alseady, slow down and enjoy the journey. We have stayed places for a week that we thought we were only staying overnight.

That is really good advice....I tend to be "driven" by trip goals.
I will start the trip a week earlier to meet reservation commitments.

Thanks.

Good advice - couple other thoughts - this side of the Mississippi, the back roads tend to have a lot of lights, so my advise is to take the Interstate, once you are West of the Mississippi, we have found that most of the State highways are very good, fewer traffic lights and easy to drive. At 76 you remember that the speed limit used to be 55 on almost all Interstates so I'm pretty sure you will be fine.

As for a route Take the Interstates to Hannibal, MO - from there take Rt 36 as far West as you need to then head up to SD then over to WY. Plenty of back roads and little traffic.

As for reservations - my question is, WHY, call the day of or the day before and you should be able to find a site. I've driven 500K miles and can't remember any place I've made reservations. (one year in Yellowstone they parked us by the horse stables - called it overflow space - best site in all of Yellowstone, on a creek away from the camp fires and smoke, all alone, just perfect) we use the 10-2 rule start driving at 10 and start looking for a place to stop at 2- usually set up and relaxed by 4.

BOL, and enjoy the trip,