Quiet Back Roads and a Truck Camper

[covered_wagon]

Have anyone else also discovered the very pleasant experience of traveling the quiet back roads of America? I found some I can go for hours at 45 and 50. It so cool..... almost no one else on the road and no rat race interstate. It's wonderful fun time to me.

Just wondering if anyone else takes that extra time tossing the clock and calender, or am I the only one?

[covered_wagon]

Eric&Lisa wrote:

covered wagon wrote:
Have anyone else also discovered the very pleasant experience of traveling the quiet back roads of America? I found some I can go for hours at 45 and 50. It so cool..... almost no one else on the road and no rat race interstate. It's wonderful fun time to me.

Just wondering if anyone else takes that extra time tossing the clock and calender, or am I the only one?

Last summer's road trip. Eastern Montana. Doing 70mph in a 70mph speed zone, hanging the camera out the window. Nearest services 45 miles away - in either direction. Santa delivered a 24"x36" print of this for Christmas. Just looking at this takes me right back.



The good news was there was very little oncoming traffic which made it easy to get around those pesky truck campers poking along at 45-50mph. :B

-Eric

I'll wave when you go by so you can have diner ready for us when we pull in. He he. I love those '57' s

[arkie_guide]

I sure would like to travel & camp - outback Australia. I have been to Australia and enjoyed it very much.But did not get outta the cities.

[hornet28]

Look as though that could be Mt 200?

[Eric_Lisa]

covered wagon wrote:
Have anyone else also discovered the very pleasant experience of traveling the quiet back roads of America? I found some I can go for hours at 45 and 50. It so cool..... almost no one else on the road and no rat race interstate. It's wonderful fun time to me.

Just wondering if anyone else takes that extra time tossing the clock and calender, or am I the only one?

Last summer's road trip. Eastern Montana. Doing 70mph in a 70mph speed zone, hanging the camera out the window. Nearest services 45 miles away - in either direction. Santa delivered a 24"x36" print of this for Christmas. Just looking at this takes me right back.



The good news was there was very little oncoming traffic which made it easy to get around those pesky truck campers poking along at 45-50mph. :B

-Eric

[realter]

The only trouble with back roads is you’re meeting everyone coming towards you within 6’, and half of them are TEXTING!!

[SidecarFlip]

Sorry I missed this thread. All Amy and I run are secondary roads. That is where America really is. Of course it always takes longer but it's camping, not the Indy 500. We don't have any schedule to adhere to and the TC makes it easy to run the 2 lanes. Besides, at my age, anything over 55 is fast.

[covered_wagon]

Fred_n_Jo wrote:
This past summer we drove US highway 50 from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It begins in Ocean City, MD and ends in Sacramento, CA but we went on to Bodega Bay on the waters edge. US 50 does go through downtown DC along the National Mall but 90% is rural 2 lane, small towns, rural pleasant driving and our goal was to enjoy the sea to shining sea trip.

I like hearing about stories like that. Meeting folks on stops I've made or people that stop me, some have the time of day in their pocket while sharing stories and travels, sometimes with such humor and amazement that all clocks stop during the visit. Wonderful way to travel seeing a friendly smile on our friends faces as we meet and latter part ways to move on for the next stretch of adventure.

[TxGearhead]

Fred_n_Jo wrote:
This past summer we drove US highway 50 from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It begins in Ocean City, MD and ends in Sacramento, CA but we went on to Bodega Bay on the waters edge. US 50 does go through downtown DC along the National Mall but 90% is rural 2 lane, small towns, rural pleasant driving and our goal was to enjoy the sea to shining sea trip.

Yeah the "follow that highway" theme is appealing.
US 287 goes from the coast of Texas (Port Arthur) to Choteau Montana. My plan is to drive all of it. Sometime.

[RobertRyan]

Pretty well the norm for Outback Australia

[Fred_n_Jo]

This past summer we drove US highway 50 from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. It begins in Ocean City, MD and ends in Sacramento, CA but we went on to Bodega Bay on the waters edge. US 50 does go through downtown DC along the National Mall but 90% is rural 2 lane, small towns, rural pleasant driving and our goal was to enjoy the sea to shining sea trip.

[TxGearhead]

Kayteg I've driven the backroads of Georgia as well, trying to avoid Atlanta. Nice country. Usually nice folks too.
Yeah lots of grass mowing in the south. Mower barely has time to cool off before I go at it again.
I just mowed mine yesterday. I'm down to only once per week now.
**********MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL Y'ALL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR********

[Kayteg1]

TxGearhead wrote:
....I've driven backroads that are just as boring as freeways.

That's true in Texas, but once in Georgia having destination 200 miles away, I took highway who was 20 miles shorter than freeway route.
We really enjoyed all those small towns and villages with green grass all around (they do mow grass in Georgia almost everywhere).
Fact is that 200 miles trip took us over 6hr, but that what retirement is for.

[covered_wagon]

ppine wrote:

covered wagon wrote:
Sometimes life can drag you through mud and can't always get away, but time and responsibility don't exist inside my camper. So I go in there occasionally for coffee or sleep for a night. Afterward everything is all right. Funny how conditioning equates my camper with fun and relaxation. It's a 'cool tool' in that way and causes me to start planning for another trip.

Sage words by Covered Wagon. I take naps on sunny days in the winter in the RV. I sleep in the backyard with the coyotes, horses, donkeys and owls.

I remember how I longed to get back to the woods in Oregon after spending three days in the bay area. As for me, I had to get back to natural surroundings. I was amazed how folks in those urban surroundings adapted so well and accepted it like it was normal.

I got back and rested with the kind of sleep and fresh air fit for a king. That is why I take the routes with more natural surroundings and camp spots to offer.

[TxGearhead]

Some of y'all have no time restraints. Some of you live in parts of the US that have a lot of public land. I have neither. Although I'm retired, I have obligations...kids, grandkids, and volunteer work. None of which I'm willing to walk away from to wander about for months at a time.
So I take my trips when I can and however I have to, usually a combination of freeways and backroads. I've driven backroads that are just as boring as freeways.

[mi_drew]

I still work full time but I am in training for retirement. Speaking of naps, The guys at work ask about my weekend one time and I told them I fished about a mile of stream then took a nap for about an hour before moving on. They laughed like I was joking! I was thinking there isn't much better than napping streamside. I think taking back roads is a lot like that. Just pull over and fish a culvert or bridge, if you feel like it. The back roads also take you by yard sales which is a great way to talk to locals about their area. I travel expressways in familiar places or if travels are to a specific destination.