2000Mile Winter Road Trip Recommendation

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  1. Tim Wang

    Tim Wang Junior Member

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    Well too bad this is late, I would be able to see much more if I got this beforehand.
    Well, I think I know what to do in the summer.
     
    #41 Tim Wang, Jan 30, 2015
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    Congrats on your trip! Prius is good for trips like this, even if you carry extra people and camping gear: enough space and still get good MPG. :)

    Did you run into any winter weather on I-70 bts Grand Junction and Denver?

    Looking at your itinerary made me realize that Blue Hole is Santa Rosa NM. You've gotta make this trip again sometime in the summer. There are so many things to see alone the route. Include side trips like Kingman -> Hoover Dam -> Las Vegas -> Death Valley -> Yosimite -> Lake Tahoe -> San Fancisco -> Pacific Coast Highway -> LA. St George -> Zion -> Bryce Canyon -> Grand Staircase/Capital Reef NP via UT-12/24, many options in Colorado, etc etc.
     
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    the prius is a great roadtrip car in everyway but 1, ground clearance. America is such an awsome country to see/drive in. so much to see.
     
    #43 brucebee, Jan 30, 2015
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    If it came with better seats it would be unstoppable. Its a great car. I intend on keeping mine till the wheels fall off.

    Car companies should offer seating upgrades...not just leather but super high quality. The general population is aging and we all have bad backs or bad something and driving hurts. I would have spent a alot more if I could upgrade to a Sleep Member bed when I bought it lol.....you know what I mean.
    They could have a demo of available seats in the showroom. Put the crappiest seats ever (stock) next to the most comfortable seat you ever sat on and hey for another $822.15 you could have that:D.
    They could offer a custom seat for the super lanky or super short.

    Sign me up.

    There's money in them old people.
     
    #44 edthefox5, Jan 30, 2015
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    agree with you ed on thwe seats, recaro seats in the 80,s were nice, old acura seats were good too. used to go to junkyard, find and install. too much of a pita these days. my prii seats/car handles like an older lazyboy. will drive it forever i hope. i find adjusting the seet forward/angle back forward can help my lower back at times, but im short.
     
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    Well I'm glad that I decide to make the detour to Chicago so I took the I-80. But that stretch of Nebraska (basically all of it) was pretty painful as well. Nothing really eye catching and windy on the road...

    I went to LA by myself but took a friend with me on the trip back, who can't drive... But she was there to provide moral support and chit chat and I think it helps to pass time.

    I paid close attention to road condition report so we left right after the storm(/blizzard?). There was no real winter weather on the road for me, but there were so many cars that are in ditches every 2-3 miles pass Denver (I think), some even upside down. There was no snow on the road, but some part of the road are wet.

    This trip was nice, I got to see a lot of things, but I really should do this trip again. Maybe do it warmer next time. I did not realize that there were so many place I could have visited.

    I used a GoPro like dash cam to record the whole trip, I will post it on youtube once the video is processed.
     
    #46 Tim Wang, Jan 31, 2015
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    I-70 in Kansas x3 longer and x2 worse. And it blows harder, but not as much as in South Dakota btw Mitchel and Bad Lands ;)
    what we usually do we figure out where we going to, then check for places alone the route, and make adjustments and side trips. There are some sources (FHA has byway lists America's Byways | America's Byways, NPS lists parks U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America, etc) so it takes some time to plan the route. Route is broken on 2-5 day legs with some built in flexibility, several places to stay, short cuts and alternatives... and have extra days off in between, so if something unforeseen happens or you wanna see what was not in plan, you have some time to get back on course.

    Just remember: novice get excited about distance and places to see, seasoned travelers talk about logistics :) HOw well you plan, what you bring, how well you organized, what you eat and put on makes the trip as much as the things you see
     
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