Road trip recommendations for the south west US
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You could road trip Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, CA and see the sights. If you still wanted to see more you could then take the Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1 in CA, US 101 in OR and WA) from there North to Seattle, WA. That should keep you close enough to the coast that snow won't be a huge concern in December.
Just remember to get out of the rust belt before you buy a vehicle.
x 2 on Coast Highway, but be careful, you may have trouble staying in your lane, due to the view. There have also been some serious landslides on that route. At that time of year wildfires should not be much of a problem, though.
If snow is a concern .... Death Valley?
If snow is a concern .... Death Valley?
The best road trips I have been on are when I set a few high lights, a start date and an end date. Then at the first place ask the locals (not running tourist areas) where to go and eat. Avoid chains etc. I saw more interesting places this way. Found the best food this way too. Tasted allot of regional items none of the chains would have had. If I saw something that looked interesting on the road I stopped.
That's exactly how I go on road trips. In Europue I usually start from my home until I hit the sea and follow the coast line from there.
Also had some pretty nice road trips like this through Australia and the US.
Living half an hour away from the Alps, I can have snow all year round, so Death Valley is definitly on my list. I'm more into heat and desert than snow.If snow is a concern .... Death Valley?
I think the PCH is still closed around Big Sur due to the road falling off the side of the mountain, but there are bypasses around that spot.x 2 on Coast Highway, but be careful, you may have trouble staying in your lane, due to the view. There have also been some serious landslides on that route. At that time of year wildfires should not be much of a problem, though.
If snow is a concern .... Death Valley?
Talked my boss into 5 weeks paid holiday from end of October through whole November today.
A friend of mine is getting me free tickets for SEMA in Las Vegas 😊 and I have a rough idea of my route:
Only risk is, I might end up buying whatever classic cars I could find along the route and ship them to Germany🙈
A friend of mine is getting me free tickets for SEMA in Las Vegas 😊 and I have a rough idea of my route:
Only risk is, I might end up buying whatever classic cars I could find along the route and ship them to Germany🙈
