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I'm playing with my mapping software trying to figure out what the best route to take from Vegas to Seattle is. Maps & Streets 2004 and my Delphi GPS want me to go one specific way.....in the middle of nowhere. I am going to be hauling my Rune in my trailer with an Avalanche that only has 6,000 miles on it. I wouldn't expect any breakdown, but you never know. Here are my options:
1. 1104 miles. Shortest mileage. Take 93 up through Eastern Nevada and hook up with I-84 in Idaho. This is the shortest mileage, but the drive is probably all two-lane and in the middle of absolutely nowhere.
2. 1143 miles. Head up 95 towards Reno, head through Oregon and hit I-5 south of Portland. Again, shorter mileage but in the middle of nowhere on two-lane roads.
3. 1334 miles. Head into CA. I-15 to 58 at Barstow to 99 in Bakersfield, eventually hook up with I-5 in Stockton. This isn't too bad, mostly 4-lane interstate except for some two-lane outside of Bakersifled. Don't know how bad I-5 is gonna be.
4. 1242.6 miles. Swing out towards Salt Lake City on I-15. Grab the 84 and take it all the way to the 82 around Kennewick, WA. Take the 82 up to the 90...
Anyways, I think the only real alternatives are #3 and #4. It seems weird to swing out all the way to Salt Lake, but going that was is all interstate. I'm not going to the scenery, I just gotta get to Seattle in the shortest amount of time, relatively safely and with hotel rooms readily available. #3 through CA. isn't bad, but I don't know about the I-5 traffic.
Any suggestions?
1. 1104 miles. Shortest mileage. Take 93 up through Eastern Nevada and hook up with I-84 in Idaho. This is the shortest mileage, but the drive is probably all two-lane and in the middle of absolutely nowhere.
2. 1143 miles. Head up 95 towards Reno, head through Oregon and hit I-5 south of Portland. Again, shorter mileage but in the middle of nowhere on two-lane roads.
3. 1334 miles. Head into CA. I-15 to 58 at Barstow to 99 in Bakersfield, eventually hook up with I-5 in Stockton. This isn't too bad, mostly 4-lane interstate except for some two-lane outside of Bakersifled. Don't know how bad I-5 is gonna be.
4. 1242.6 miles. Swing out towards Salt Lake City on I-15. Grab the 84 and take it all the way to the 82 around Kennewick, WA. Take the 82 up to the 90...
Anyways, I think the only real alternatives are #3 and #4. It seems weird to swing out all the way to Salt Lake, but going that was is all interstate. I'm not going to the scenery, I just gotta get to Seattle in the shortest amount of time, relatively safely and with hotel rooms readily available. #3 through CA. isn't bad, but I don't know about the I-5 traffic.
Any suggestions?