How many miles have you towed in one day?

All58Parks wrote:
We will often get 600 to 700 miles in on our first day, to get us away from home and past all the stuff we've seen a bunch of times, then slow down. My family, (Wife, 8 year old son and 11 year old daughter) actually really enjoy the driving days. We spend almost the entire day talking, playing word games, telling stories, using Google to research and read about the places we go through, etc. It's great family time, and even though I do all the driving, I look forward to those days.

Here's an example of why: A few years ago we drove by an abandoned farmhouse along the interstate in eastern Oregon, and my son asked "Dad, who's house was that?" I quickly responded with "Emily", just the first name that came to my mind. What ensued was nearly two hours of everyone in my family making up a story about this fictional family that lived in this house, what they grew up to do, what their kids did. We incorporated towns and landmarks that we were passing into the story. My daughter drew a family tree to keep track of all the people that we were making up. It was a great time, and years later we look forward to passing that abandoned farm house every time. There are even a couple of recurring family jokes that come from that story.

A long day of driving does not have to be grueling, and it does not have to be boring.

It mostly about attitude.

All58Parks, Great Story! In life “attitude” often determines your direction. I was born and raised in the Deep South. When I got a job transfer to Wyoming, many of my co-workers were in disbelief. Some questioned, “What are you gonna do in all that cold and snow”? My answer, “I have two options, I can sit, looking out the window at the falling snow, and feel miserable, OR, I can look out the window at the falling snow, and think, WOW...I’m going skiing tomorrow”!

I hurry when I need to, stop and smell the roses when I can!