TR: Xcountry Road trip

• Aug 5, 2009

• #1

dmc

New member

Joined

Oct 28, 2004

Messages

14,275

Points

0

See the USA... :flag:
Headed directly west from Hunter in the VW... To South Dakota and Wyoming..
Did about 3,800 miles.. Took about 2 days to drive there...

Eski Driving

Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame(Phish Hotdog and Jerry Guitar)

South Dakota prairie and the Tiguan...

Mount Rushmore

DMC Eski

Devils Tower

Did a lot of hikes..

Badlands:

Great trip...

 

• Aug 5, 2009

• #2

drjeff

Well-known member

Joined

Jan 18, 2006

Messages

19,215

Points

113

Location

Brooklyn, CT

Nice TR DMC!! That's a drive that hands down is on my to do list one day (probably in a few years when the kids are a bit older)

 

• Aug 5, 2009

• #3

dmc

New member

Joined

Oct 28, 2004

Messages

14,275

Points

0

if I could do it all over again - i'd go for more then a week.. and do some camping...
We stayed in hotels... used rewards miles...

 

• Aug 5, 2009

• #4

severine

New member

Joined

Feb 7, 2004

Messages

12,367

Points

0

Location

CT

Website

poetinthepantry.com

Very nice! The Badlands are amazing!

My FIL is on a road trip to WY right now... I think he's away for 2.5 weeks. Doing some hiking and backcountry camping while there... I know he's heading to Yellowstone for some of the trip. Amazing stuff!

 

• Aug 5, 2009

• #5

dmc

New member

Joined

Oct 28, 2004

Messages

14,275

Points

0

the Badlands are the place we explored the most... It was just so awesome...

 

• Aug 5, 2009

• #6

Glenn

Active member

Joined

Oct 1, 2008

Messages

7,691

Points

38

Location

CT & VT

Sweet pics! I've never been out there and it looks like an awesome place to visit.

 

• Aug 5, 2009

• #7

dmc

New member

Joined

Oct 28, 2004

Messages

14,275

Points

0

The other thing I want to do when I go back is check out some caves... There's a ton of them there...

 

• Aug 5, 2009

• #8

RootDKJ

New member

Joined

Nov 15, 2005

Messages

7,866

Points

0

Location

Summit

Website

phresheez.com

Awesome pics and TR dmc...post up more if you have 'em.

I'm driving to Kentucky in two weeks, but just for a wedding...pics might be just as interesting though :lol:

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #9

Vortex

Member

Joined

Oct 14, 2004

Messages

458

Points

18

Location

Canterbury NH, Bethel Me

Bad lands shots were amazing.

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #10

bigbog

Active member

Joined

Feb 17, 2004

Messages

4,882

Points

38

Location

Bangor and the state's woodlands

great places....

Great places and pics..dmc! Kudos on the timeline too....2 days= that's haulin'....

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #11

bigbog

Active member

Joined

Feb 17, 2004

Messages

4,882

Points

38

Location

Bangor and the state's woodlands

Mid-East...down into the South

Watch the speed limit Root, strictly enforced...especially if your plates say you're from north of Mason-Dixon line.

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #12

bvibert

Moderator

Staff member

Moderator

Joined

Aug 30, 2004

Messages

30,394

Points

38

Location

Torrington, CT

Nice pictures D! A xcountry road trip is on my list of things to do before I get decrepit.

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #13

severine

New member

Joined

Feb 7, 2004

Messages

12,367

Points

0

Location

CT

Website

poetinthepantry.com

bvibert said:

A xcountry road trip is on my list of things to do before I get decrepit.

Click to expand...

Too late!

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #14

dmc

New member

Joined

Oct 28, 2004

Messages

14,275

Points

0

bigbog said:

Watch the speed limit Root, strictly enforced...especially if your plates say you're from north of Mason-Dixon line.

Click to expand...

We didn't see a trooper after we left Illinois.. Set the cruise control at 85 - was hitting 95 at points on the prairie... Not a problem.. Hauled ass....

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #15

dmc

New member

Joined

Oct 28, 2004

Messages

14,275

Points

0

bigbog said:

Great places and pics..dmc! Kudos on the timeline too....2 days= that's haulin'....

Click to expand...

It's almost like driving to northern maine

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #16

RootDKJ

New member

Joined

Nov 15, 2005

Messages

7,866

Points

0

Location

Summit

Website

phresheez.com

bigbog said:

Watch the speed limit Root, strictly enforced...especially if your plates say you're from north of Mason-Dixon line.

Click to expand...

I don't like to drive real fast and my car gets better MPG at 64mph anyway.

 

• Aug 6, 2009

• #17

dmc

New member

Joined

Oct 28, 2004

Messages

14,275

Points

0

RootDKJ said:

I don't like to drive real fast and my car gets better MPG at 64mph anyway.

Click to expand...

Yes but... driving fast is fun... Gas mileage was blow by the pod anyway...

 

• Aug 7, 2009

• #18

GrilledSteezeSandwich

New member

Joined

Aug 23, 2007

Messages

17,569

Points

0

When I drove to Bozeman MT, it took me 4 days...so 2 days to So-Dak is really good but I imagine having another person to share the driving helps alot..great pictures!!!!