Too conservative for the interstates

I'd continue on the interstates and drive 62. Let others go around you. 4000 miles on all back roads may be overwhelmingly tedious. I'd recommend a combo of the two.

You may be better off on interstates going over some of the passes.

Safest travel is on the I. If they dont like it, too bad.

Good points.

Thanks

Three possibilities.
You're old enough to remember when maps were made from dead trees. Get a set and plan a route that you would like.

If you have a GPS unit, it may have the option to plan a route avoiding interstate highways, toll roads, et . Try that.

If you belong to AAA, they will plan a route for you.

As previously said, we also drive in the 62-65 range on interstates. Just stay in the Granny Lane and you'll be just fine.

Enjoy your trip. Lots of neat things to see in SD and away.

Interstates are a huge bore We avoid them whenever possible.

It's much better to be an obstruction on the interstate than a red road.

I usually am driving between 60 and 65 and find that on the Interstates, I am not a problem when there is light traffic and find that I am keeping up with the traffic when it gets heavy. I do make it a practice to flash by lights to the truckers ( and other RVers) when it is clear to cut back into the lane I am driving. I most often will get a thank you return flash from the truckers as it lets them know that they can come back into the right lane safely.

ed6713 wrote:
Three possibilities.
You're old enough to remember when maps were made from dead trees. Get a set and plan a route that you would like.

If you have a GPS unit, it may have the option to plan a route avoiding interstate highways, toll roads, et . Try that.

If you belong to AAA, they will plan a route for you.

As previously said, we also drive in the 62-65 range on interstates. Just stay in the Granny Lane and you'll be just fine.

Enjoy your trip. Lots of neat things to see in SD and away.

Interstates are a huge bore We avoid them whenever possible.

Same here. After about 7000 miles last year, I think we may have driven 600 miles of it Interstate. We love the two lanes. It does take some old fashioned paper maps and a flexible schedule. I use a gps, but keep an Atlas in the truck. Break the trip down into just one days travel and don't concern yourself with the long trip.

Folks that only travel the interstate have no idea what this country is made of. Good people in small towns; with good food, swap meets and folks that will take the time to wave to a stranger.

We made a loop from ALA thru Utah and back this past summer, basically 1000 miles one way down I-40.

I'm a newbie at 64 and was a bit intimidated on the I. However, out of practicality we had to use it most of the way. Staying in the right lane did not seem to create a problem as there seems to be a lot of traffic on I-40 moving at 60-65.

The biggest complaint we had was how rough that interstate is, especially in Arkansas, but every state had its share of bumps.

PS - I did go around Memphis both ways. It cost us an hour, but we missed 8 lanes merging into 2 and guaranteed road construction in W Memphis, ARK.

Several ways of looking at the problem. If your uneasy on the interstate, how are you on a 2 lane road you've never driven before? Will you pull over and let faster traffic behind you go by. Myself I hate being in the so called Granny lane on the interstate with all the idiots trying to merge. I hate being in the center lane and ending up with a semi on each side of me. On the 2 lane country roads I hate looking in the mirror and seeing a half dozen cars behind wanting to do 65 in a 55, but hate it more when they try to pass and I have to brake to let them in to avoid a head on. My wife tells me let them honk the horn we pay our taxes. She hates it when they pass and flip the finger at us. She's no spring chicken at 68 years old but flips it right back. I tell her to relax she is going to get us shot. We had a semi at one time cut us off passing us. I goofed when I pulled into the next rest area and she saw the semi in the lot. Next thing I knew she was over at the semi giving the driver a ear full. I walked over to get her off his back and he was apologizing for what he did. I just gave him a wink and lead her away.