Life Interstate Road Trip Tournament, Round 2, Heat 3.

**Rain Man** · 05-19-2020, 05:47 PM

We have eight heats in Round 2. Vote for your preferred road trip.

Spoiler!

Your contestants are:

I-17 from Phoenix, AZ, to Flagstaff, AZ
7 Day Trip
146 miles, 21 miles per day on average
Passes near Sedona

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_17

I-84 from Portland, OR, to Echo, UT
7 Day Trip
770 miles, 110 miles per day on average
Passes along the Columbia River and through Boise and Ogden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inters...%E2%80%93Utah)

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

I-86 from North East, PA to Windsor, NY (North East is actually the name of a town.)
267 miles, 38 miles per day on average
Passes through Elmira and and Binghamton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inters...80%93New_York)

**Rain Man** · 05-19-2020, 05:53 PM

My thinking is that I-86 snuck into Round 2 in a weak heat. It's okay but no great shakes. I-84 would be pretty, no doubt about it, but I-15 would be pretty too, and has some more interesting stops. I-17 would be awesome if I had a bigger radius from the highway, but I can't reach Sedona from there.

I'll go I-15. Probably north to south.

**Old Dog** · 05-19-2020, 06:06 PM

Easy decision...I-15

**Dartgod** · 05-19-2020, 06:42 PM

If you are doing the I-15 run, Sand Hollow State Park is exactly 10 miles from the highway in Hurricane, UT. My wife and I have driven up there a couple of times to ride ATVs in the sand dunes there. Highly recommended.

Edited to add a couple more pictures.

**Easy 6** · 05-19-2020, 07:46 PM

Going I-84, Echo Utah sounds like a charming destination... I’ll get there after a quick detour to the Uinta Basin

View Poll Results: Which Interstate would you choose for your road trip?
I-17 - 7 days, 146 miles through AZ	1	3.85%
I-84 - 7 days, 770 miles through OR, ID, and UT	4	15.38%
I-15 - 11 days, 1,433 miles through CA, NV, AZ, UT, ID, and MT	18	69.23%
I-86 - 7 days 267 miles through PA and NY	1	3.85%
I'll stay home, thanks.	2	7.69%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

05-19-2020, 05:47 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-692449 VARSITY	Interstate Road Trip Tournament, Round 2, Heat 3. We have eight heats in Round 2. Vote for your preferred road trip. Spoiler! I think the best line in Pulp Fiction was when Jules demanded his wallet back from the diner thief. "Which wallet is it?" "It's the one that says Bad M**********r on it." Your contestants are: I-17 from Phoenix, AZ, to Flagstaff, AZ 7 Day Trip 146 miles, 21 miles per day on average Passes near Sedona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_17 I-84 from Portland, OR, to Echo, UT 7 Day Trip 770 miles, 110 miles per day on average Passes along the Columbia River and through Boise and Ogden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inters...%E2%80%93Utah) 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 I-86 from North East, PA to Windsor, NY (North East is actually the name of a town.) 267 miles, 38 miles per day on average Passes through Elmira and and Binghamton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inters...80%93New_York)
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05-19-2020, 05:53 PM	#2
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-692449 VARSITY	My thinking is that I-86 snuck into Round 2 in a weak heat. It's okay but no great shakes. I-84 would be pretty, no doubt about it, but I-15 would be pretty too, and has some more interesting stops. I-17 would be awesome if I had a bigger radius from the highway, but I can't reach Sedona from there. I'll go I-15. Probably north to south. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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05-19-2020, 06:06 PM	#3
Old Dog Supporter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Central Kansas Casino cash: $2440201	Easy decision...I-15
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05-19-2020, 06:42 PM	#4
Dartgod Wasted away again... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: in Margaritaville Casino cash: $3580000	If you are doing the I-15 run, Sand Hollow State Park is exactly 10 miles from the highway in Hurricane, UT. My wife and I have driven up there a couple of times to ride ATVs in the sand dunes there. Highly recommended. Edited to add a couple more pictures. Attached Thumbnails __________________ If you shed a tear for me, please make it a tear of joy. -Joe Tracy (Nzoner) . . Last edited by Dartgod; 05-20-2020 at 06:58 AM..
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05-19-2020, 07:46 PM	#5
Easy 6 pie is never free Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: the drivers seat Casino cash: $-192225	Going I-84, Echo Utah sounds like a charming destination... I’ll get there after a quick detour to the Uinta Basin
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