Tayls Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Can you upload photos from iPhone? I use the mobile site.... Will whack some of mine up! Never posted a photo before so need help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yeah please Trekka. pics! And could I PM you when I get round to booking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 You're going through Utah, do not miss Arches National Park. I have heard that Bryce Canyon is similarly stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Quebec is nicer than Montreal IMO and more French giving it that nice weirdness, Montreal to Toronto is one hell of a treck, Ottawa would break it up but there's not a lot there, have a look at Kingston, rock port and the thousand islands, nice part of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 My mom and I drove from New Jersey to Los Angeles a few summers ago, travelled along a similar route (minus the pitstop in Montreal of course -- you're onlyl missing Ohio and Indiana, which are no loss). I feel I must speak up for our vast amounts of nothing in the middle of the country. The best road trip stuff is along these routes in the middle of nowhere. When the highway system was built in the post-war era and Americans started taking family vacations by car, all kinds of roadside oddities began springing up everywhere. Cafes in the shape of coffee pots. Water towers with big smiley faces painted on them. Motels in the shape of teepees. A lot of them are gone now, mown down in favor of Marriott Hotel chains and Starbucks, but some of them are still around. For example, you could visit Carhenge: Or Fort Cody Trading Post in Nebraska, which is a weird hybrid of kitch gift shop and sort-of-"museum." I think a road trip is a great way to see the country. Then again, I have an affinity for weird kitsch - but there is also plenty of natural beauty in the Rockies, on the plains of Nebraska (Nebraska is beautiful in fact), the deserts of Arizona and Nevada, the coastline of California. One thing I noticed was that the people we met got nicer and nicer the further west we moved from Jersey, until we hit Colorado or so. And then as we got closer to California the people got more reserved and stand-offish again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Quebec is nicer than Montreal IMO and more French giving it that nice weirdness, Montreal to Toronto is one hell of a treck, Ottawa would break it up but there's not a lot there, have a look at Kingston, rock port and the thousand islands, nice part of the world Visiting a friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Id skip those corn growing states too. Maybe from Chicago you could drive due south and hit Memphis and New Orleans, then west and do Austin and Santa Fe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Drove up/back from A2/Detroit to Montreal for the F1 gp a couple of months back.... around Toronto is hideous industrial desolation, but some of the rest was nice to drive through. It's about 10-12hrs with a couple of quickish food stops, but if yer gonna be staying Toronto for a night or 2 it'll be much more enjoyable. Take the 403 when leaving Toronto, it's a toll road but there are some pretty nice views around Hamilton.... 401 is free but very functional. A2-Chicago is a horribly boring drive though only 3.5-4hrs of nothingness, cruise control is your best friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted August 27, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2015 Yeah please Trekka. pics! And could I PM you when I get round to booking? No worries. I'll dig out some photos and a map etc over the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted August 27, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) You're going through Utah, do not miss Arches National Park. I have heard that Bryce Canyon is similarly stunning. Aye, both are indeed stunning. (that's me again) Edited August 27, 2015 by trekka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Was planning on doing san Antonio to Charleston for our family trip to the USA in January but decided there would be too much driving and not enough seeing stuff so decided to fly instead. Adult fares going NYC - Houston - Charleston - NYC for a total of about $USD400 per person is incredible value and while I'd love to do the big road trip one day, flying made more sense in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMac Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 You could swing north to take in South Dakota (Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse) and Minnesota (lots of lakes!) before going to Chicago, if you have time. Both have some amazing places to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 How long did you go for Trekka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2015 That's a hell of a detour. Would you not be better flying in to Montreal first, spending whatever time you want there and then flying to New York to start the road trip from there? I'm doing something similar (but a lot shorter) in October except it's (fly in to) Toronto, (train down to) Hartford CT & (road trip to) Charles Town WV.It's not that big of a detour: a couple of hundred miles on a three thousand mile trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted September 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2015 How long did you go for Trekka? Well that's a bit of a tough question I worked on a summer camp up in New Hampshire for 9 weeks, then did a week in New York before doing a 64 day "Trailblazer" around the states (and up into Canada) as part of a Trek America trip. It was basically a road trip but was in a group. The following summer, I got invited back to the summer camp and did a trip up New England to see more of the east coast and up into Maine and into Canada to see Quebec etc. I then followed that up with a flight down to Peru to do some volunteering (not that you need to know here!). For my trip doing the loop around the states including Canada is I guess what you're interested in (about 2 months) Sorry that I haven't posted pics and maps up yet, I've had the flu and been out and about attending training courses and the like. I'll see what I can dig out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted September 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) You could swing north to take in South Dakota (Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse) and Minnesota (lots of lakes!) before going to Chicago, if you have time. Both have some amazing places to visit. South Dakota is excellent and I love Chicago. Badlands: Chicago: (that's me in the reflection of "The Bean" taking a piccie (to the right). Edited September 4, 2015 by trekka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted September 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2015 Mt Rushmore: Crazy Horse: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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