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It seems like this misses what I think is the point of a driving trip, which is to actually see the country? I'd give Denver to SF two weeks, to see some of the
by skybrian 2y ago
It seems like this misses what I think is the point of a driving trip, which is to actually see the country? I'd give Denver to SF two weeks, to see some of the national parks and actually get out of the car and go on hikes.
If you're spending all day driving, might as well fly?
Though, there are other reasons to do it, like if you're moving stuff along with your car.
- Retric 2y agoSightseeing is unbounded. Your losing 40 hours driving at reasonable speeds from SF to NY before considering detours or extended stops. As such 5 days is just a reasonable baseline. It lets you see the country along the way, have some slack, and show up without being exhausted. Got an extra day, week, or month and you can find plenty of things to do along the way, but you still need to account for the underlying distance. Alternatively, if you’re in a hurry there’s plenty of ways to cut that down.
- cj 2y agoFor me the reason is I was moving cross country and had a dog I didn’t want to put in the cargo of a plane.
- nordsieck 2y agoExactly. Most of the times I've driven across the US, I was either moving, or transporting a vehicle.