Yeah, to some extent the comparisons of the longer and shorter ones are more of a vote on road trips versus destination vacations. I wasn't sure about that at first, but I kind of like it as we go through the heats.

My wife isn't a huge fan of traveling, but for some reason she likes a classic road trip. We've done a few big ones over the past several years. I wouldn't really want to do a road trip on my own (too much driving), but when I can share the driving it's great.

My wife isn't much of a traveler either. I've mentioned this before but for our 30th I just told her we're going to fly to Albany Oct. 1 rent a car, and drive to Maine and back. It was the best trip we ever took. Saw all the color and I just chilled and stopped at every antique store, covered bridge she wanted to along the way. We took back highways and there was a little interstate as possible. But these threads are giving me ideas.

Fall is a special time and I want to pick the right one.

Yeah, in contrast to this tournament I would agree that avoiding interstates is ideal. I like backroads trips, or at least trips that aren't on busy interstates. If you're pondering Colorado I've been on almost every road in the state and can offer tips, but we don't have as much fall color here, and summer travel is less likely to have you skidding off a mountainside in the snow.

Seven days for option 4? That means I'm not leaving Phoenix until the night of the 6th day.

Gerome is worth a stop I guess but Sedona is over 10 miles west of I-10. There is a nice lookout spot for some cool scenery and pics.

Y'know, I pondered the eligibility of Sedona. It's more than a ten-mile drive from the highway, but per the rules it's less than ten miles from the highway itself as the crow flies.

Or wait, it's not. Actually, I thought it was much closer, but there's a road that goes straight there and it's 12.7 miles given that it's got a lot of curves. Uh-oh. Sedona may not be eligible. If that's the case I would go with I-75.

Oh, heck. I looked up the resort where I stayed and it's even further west of Sedona. I can't go there on an I-17 road trip. If there's a similar resort east of Sedona I could do it, though.

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