Interstate Road Trip Tournament - Semifinals Round 3, Heat 1.

[Rain Man]

Pick Three!

We have two heats to get down to our finals. In this round, you'll pick your top THREE road trips out of the seven options.



I'd like to be an extra in a movie at some point. But when I watch movies I realize that the extras are pretty good actors, and I don't have any training in acting. It's something I aspire to, though.




I5 from San Ysidro, CA, to Blaine, WA
10 Day Trip
1,381 miles, 138 miles per day on average
Passes through Los Angeles, Sacramento, Eugene, Portland, Olympia, Tacoma, and Seattle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5

I-25 from Las Cruces, NM, to Buffalo, WY
8 Day Trip
1,062 miles, 133 miles per day on average
Passes through Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Cheyenne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_25

I-75 from Miami Lakes, FL, to Sault Ste. Marie, MI
13 Day Trip
1,786 Miles, 137 miles per day on average
Passes through Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Orlando, Gainesville, Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Lexington, Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo, and near Mackinac Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_75

A3 from Wasilla to Fairbanks
7 Day Trip
315 miles, 45 miles per day on average
Passes through Denali National Park

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Parks_Highway

I-15 from San Diego, CA, to Sweetgrass, MT
11 Day Trip
1,434 miles, 130 miles per day on average
Passes through Riverside, Barstow, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Pocatello, Helena, and Great Falls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_15

H1 from Kapolei, HI, to Honolulu, HI
7 Day Trip
27 Miles, 4 miles per day on average
Passes through the Pearl Harbor, Waikiki, and Diamond Head areas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_H-1

I-4 from Tampa, FL, to Daytona Beach, FL
7 Day Trip
132 miles, 19 miles per day on average
Passes through Lakeland and Orlando, FL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_4

[Rain Man]

In an odd coincidence, the randomization put most of the north-south highways in the first heat, and the east-west ones will mostly show up in the next heat. But that's fine.

I'm going to go with I-4 through Florida, H1 through downtown Honolulu, and I-15 because I've seldom or never driven that route.

All of these are really good, though. There's not a bad road trip in the bunch.

[eDave]

I'm staying in Hawaii for another road trip.

[KS Smitty]

Bah, I didn't read the directions and only picked HI, the other 2 would have been I-25 and I-15. Penalize me 3 flat tires.

[Old Dog]

A3, H1, and I5

[Hydrae]

A3, H1, and I-75. It was close on that last one with I-15 but I have spent most of my life in the west and the drive up the middle eastern part of the country would be some great new experiences for me.

[Rain Man]

A3, H1, and I-75. It was close on that last one with I-15 but I have spent most of my life in the west and the drive up the middle eastern part of the country would be some great new experiences for me.

While it didn't make my top three, I think I-75 is really intriguing. I didn't even know that highway existed, but now I kind of want to road trip it.

[vailpass]

A3, I25, and I75.
Does I75 go on Alligator Alley?

[Rain Man]

A3, I25, and I75.
Does I75 go on Alligator Alley?

Apparently it does. Is that a good thing?

[vailpass]

Apparently it does. Is that a good thing?

It is to me, maybe not to someone used to seeing endless miles of swampland. I've been a passenger in a vehicle traversing the Alley twice and liked playing "spot the alligator".