So, as y'all may or may not know, Jer and I are going to go down to Vegas at the beginning of February to buy my grandmom's car for $1, and drive it all the way back up to Seattle.
Here is route 1:
The Cali-Oregon Route
(total estimated driving time: 20 hours, 23 minutes)
Seems like an interesting stretch of road - if we chose this I don't think either of us would be completely bored. We would also have the opportunity to stop at In n Out burger at LEAST ONCE during the trip. This is the road I had in my head while planning the first parts of the trip. I was a little dismayed when Google Maps, Mapquest, AND Yahoo Maps chose the following instead:
The Whitey Boring-as-Hell Route
and don't forget to bring your gun!!!
(total estimated driving time: 18 hours, 44 minutes)
Yeeee HAW! If you're looking to visit Mormon temples AND have the possibility of eating BULL TESTICLES, I think this will be the most interesting route, hands down. Who cares if the route makes me a little scared a someone named Jo Bob is going to try to "rustle me up".
I am partially kidding about the above. I'm sure that if we stay in the car and be sure to wear some crosses we should be A-OK. I've been through the Utah part and Eastern Washington part of the route before, and it's pretty freaking barren and boring, too. I just hope that the Idaho stretch isn't like that also.
So, have any of you taken either route before? What are some recommendations about road trips? I think that this will be our first one, so any pointers would be most appreciated. :)
