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Where you stop and what you see depends on which route you take.
You can start out on I-75 and take I-70 West to I-25 South in Denver to I-40 West at Albuquerque. You'll go through Indinapolis, KC, St. Louis, Denver, past Sante Fe to Albuquerque and then, from I-40, go South on I-17 to Phoenix. (If you have a lot of time, Sante Fe is worth seeing.)
You can also take I-75 to I-70, but go South on I-44 at St. Louis to I-40 West. That way, you go through some of the Ozarks -- but don't really see the Rockies. You go thru Oklahoma City instead of KC that way. The Ozarks are pretty.
Although Kansas is a pretty boring drive, so is across the top of Texas and Oklahoma. And if you take the I-25 route, you actually drive in or parrallel to the mountains for a while.
No matter how you do it, there's a whole lot of country to see. It's amazing how much farther apart cities are here in the West. Having grown up in the East and Midwest, it takes a while to get used to the "wide open spaces." Which reminds me -- don't wait too late to make arrangements for motels or whatever. They fill up on summer weekends (especially holidays) and it can be a very long drive before you find a vacancy. Same for gas. Been there, done that.
Maybe you could go over on one route and back on the other. Pick up a Rand McNally Road Atlas. Also, if you belong to AAA, be sure to get the tour books for those areas. They list just about everything. I also find that their "Triptiks" are a fun way to pace your trip since they break down the maps into shorter segments.
Drive carefully.
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
Last edited by DeltAlum; 05-02-2002 at 04:14 PM.
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