(08-03-2020, 06:06 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(08-03-2020, 05:11 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I waver back and forth.  

The advantage of a car is that you can take a lot of stuff.   You can take all kinds of clothes, binoculars, insect repellent, whatever you can think of.  You can pack a ton of stuff.  Plus you don't have to stick to a schedule.   You can leave when you feel like it and come home when you feel like it.  

But on the other hand, driving to Arizona and then all the way up to Yellowstone and then all the way back to Jacksonville is a very loooooooooong drive.   It would take 4 solid days of driving without stopping, 500 miles a day, just to get to Arizona.

I'm confused. If time is no concern then use the opportunity on the back and forth legs to see other things. Does it have to be a highway slog to get there and back?

Your confusion is probably a reflection of my own confusion.  

But that's a good question.  Does it have to be a highway slog to get there and back?   Everybody says I-10 is very boring.  I haven't taken a look at any other route to see what's on it.  I've only looked at I-10.  The only thing I can see on I-10 that looks interesting is San Antonio.

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