Crosscountry road trip

[Lawn Guyland]

ah, how the simple things like taking a piss and crap in an unusual place can make a man happy

[XJLI]

Here's one of my original routes broken down, this route was made with taking the Jeep in mind so it focuses mainly on western CO and eastern UT.. but still a good route.

Take I80 west through PA backcountry, then switch to I76 then I70 in Ohio which bring you down through Indianapolis, St. Louis, then Kansas City. Get LOTS of energy drinks for the ride through kansas bc theres NOTHING after that til you get into colorado. I70 goes right into Denver.

From there take I70 down through Vegas into LA, passing right between Mojave Nat'l Park and Death Valley, take your pick between seeing one, none or both. Also you can hop down towards Joshua Tree Park as well, but its a bit more south and a tad out of the way.

IMHO, its not worth seeing the grand canyon. its supa far out of the way from anything, and is a HUGE tourist trap. from everything i've heard from people, Canyonlands Nat'l Park is 100x better, bigger, and less "known" so less touristy.

Once you get to California, you better damn well drive up US1 and see the Big Sur Coast.. its basically my main reason to get out there and I'll probably drive over the cliffs into the ocean while listening to some Brand New song and die happy. But anyway- once you're there go as far north as you'd like and gas money allows, then find a route home. You can blast through I80 from San Francisco all the way back to CT, and that passes through Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Medicine Bow Forest in Wyoming, Lincoln and Omaha Nebraska, Des Moines Iowa, Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, then your back in PA.

My current trip, taking my Subaru, is to take 80 to Chicago, then blast WAY up north through Wisconsin and Minnesota to the fancy town of Minot, North Dakota to see my BFF4L Tom at his little house on the tundra. Then stay way up north and pass through "the breaks" in montana and then onto Glacier Nat'l Park. From there go through Spokane Washington, south through Oregon and stopping at Redwood Nat'l Park in California. Then drive all the way down the coast to LA. From there I'm still not sure what to do yet, to either go up I15 through Vegas to I70 back to Utah, Moab, and Western Colorado or stay down south and ride through New Mexico and Arizona. Hopefully I'll have enough money to to both

From there I wanna swing around wherever, maybe bounce into the Texas panhandle just to say I did, then the last stop is the Smokey Mountains, then back up home.

[netrachamp1853]

Ive driven from seattle WA to CT, going through montana, idaho, the long way around yellowstone etc..I HIGHLY reccomend it..Its an awsome experience and i plan on going out to yellowstone again...And if you dont mind sleeping in the truck you can do it pretty damn cheap as long as you grocery shop and make your own meals rather then buying them at fast food resturaunts etc along the way.

[#DEZERTDAD]

Do it! Adam's advice isn't bad!

I have driven coast to coast 4 times, I have been all over the US in a vehicle except for Washington and Alaska. There's so many cool things to see and do. I someday want to drive to Alaska, would love to drive to Patagonia and I want to ride the Transamerican Highway and Baja on an Enduro someday!

[#DEZERTDAD]

im leaving for utah tonite/tomorrow morning in my xj. is that epic?

Really? Good for you!thumbsup:

[grundlepunch]

i drove from santa barbara (a sweet town), CA to Norwich, CT..... long drive hahaha

if your out in cal, rent a quad at Pismo beach and ride the dunes. one of the best times in my life. great town, great people and fun rippin a quad on the beach and jumping dunes

and I agree with Adam, coastal rt-1 in cali is epic. and going from LA over the mountains is fucking rad as well. SOOOOO NICE out there. I would like to live in mid / north cali

[Lawn Guyland]

i drove from santa barbara (a sweet town), CA to Norwich, CT..... long drive hahaha

if your out in cal, rent a quad at Pismo beach and ride the dunes. one of the best times in my life. great town, great people and fun rippin a quad on the beach and jumping dunes

i want to do thattttt

[grundlepunch]

i want to do thattttt

do it, i went out there because of a girl and we had a good time (she rented a quad too). it was a blast. and when your done you can go for a swim in the ocean or drive a little bit and hike in the sierra Nevada mountains. Just everything is so nice and the people and pace of life out there is slower and more laid back. i would like to live out there b4 i die

[Quartney]

<3 Caliiiiiiiiiii

[Lawn Guyland]

omg dana you're killing me...when we go out to cali for KOH i really think i'm just gonna wanna stay out there...

[grundlepunch]

omg dana you're killing me...when we go out to cali for KOH i really think i'm just gonna wanna stay out there...

ah your telling me! i want to go out there all the time. I've been telling myself when i fix up my house i'll sell it for a profit and move out there

[Lawn Guyland]

no sad! do it...get to work!

[Zullock Holmes]

someday i wanna do it, have a rig capable of making the trip and wheeling along the way. Do some of the passes in colorado, black bear pass esp., go through moab, down to zion national park. keep heading down to flagstaff then to the grand canyon again, accross to nevada, hit up vegas and area 51 cause i think that would be cool. then drive through death valley and johnson valley and other things in cali.

basically want to just explore in colorado, utah, arizona, nevada, cali for like 2 months.

some day..........

[Ktmracer419]

someday i wanna do it, have a rig capable of making the trip and wheeling along the way. Do some of the passes in colorado, black bear pass esp., go through moab, down to zion national park. keep heading down to flagstaff then to the grand canyon again, accross to nevada, hit up vegas and area 51 cause i think that would be cool. then drive through death valley and johnson valley and other things in cali.

basically want to just explore in colorado, utah, arizona, nevada, cali for like 2 months.

some day..........

come with meeee!

ill be there eventually

[wannabejeep]

could never do cali. I need to be cold for at least 5 months out of the year.