Life Interstate Road Trip Tournament, Round 3, Heat 4.

**Rain Man** · 05-23-2020, 08:23 PM

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

Spoiler!

I-40 from Barstow, CA, to Wilmington, NC
18 Day Trip
2,557 miles, 142 miles per day on average
Passes through Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Asheville, Winston-Salem, and Raleigh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_40

I-90 from Seattle, WA, to Boston, MA
21 Day Trip
3,020 miles, 144 miles per day on average
Passes through Spokane, Missoula, Rapid City, Madison, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Albany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_90

Alaska A4 from Valdez, AK, to Fairbanks, AK
7 Day Trip
363 Miles, 52 miles per day on average
Passes through a lot of rural Alaska

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

I-24 from Pulley's Mill, IL, to Chattanooga, TN
7 Day Trip
316 miles, 45 miles per day on average
Passes through Paducah and Nashville, and by Land Between The Lakes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_24

**Rain Man** · 05-23-2020, 08:28 PM

Man, this is a tough one.

I'll eliminate I-24 first. It's not bad at all, but the others are all above it.

I-40 and I-90 are kind of similar, but I-40 is more southern. I think I'd have more interest in doing the northern route just because I haven't spent much time in the rust belt area, and it would be interesting to end up in Boston.

A-4 is really interesting, and Fairbanks would be great to visit. But there's not exactly a lot to do there, and I'm probably eating sandwiches in my mid-range RV for a lot of it.

I think I'll go I-90.

**Old Dog** · 05-24-2020, 09:26 AM

I 40, because F**K driving anywhere around Chicago

**Easy 6** · 05-24-2020, 02:03 PM

Going I-40 here since I love the west, I’ve seen plenty enough of Alaska, Illinois and the midwest in general

**Rain Man** · 05-24-2020, 02:24 PM

This one's a slugfest.

scho63 · 05-24-2020, 11:26 PM

Many states and beautiful places I've never seen on the I-90 trip.

I'm in!

View Poll Results: Which Interstate would you choose for your road trip?
I-40 - 18 days, 2,557 miles through CA, AZ, NM, TX, OK, AR, TN, and NC	8	28.57%
I-90 - 21 days, 3,020 miles through WA, ID, MT, WY SD, MN, WI, IL, IN, OH, PA, NY, and MA	9	32.14%
A4 - 7 days, 363 miles through AK	7	25.00%
I-24 - 7 days, 316 miles through IL, KY, TN, and GA	1	3.57%
I'll stay home, thanks.	3	10.71%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

05-23-2020, 08:23 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3318491 VARSITY	Interstate Road Trip Tournament, Round 3, Heat 4. We have eight heats in Round 2. Vote for your preferred road trip. Spoiler! In my TV room right now, I see a picture of a saguaro cactus, a small statue o the Eiffel tower, a handworked chameleon, a wooden rabbit, and a Galilean thermometer. I-40 from Barstow, CA, to Wilmington, NC 18 Day Trip 2,557 miles, 142 miles per day on average Passes through Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Asheville, Winston-Salem, and Raleigh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_40 I-90 from Seattle, WA, to Boston, MA 21 Day Trip 3,020 miles, 144 miles per day on average Passes through Spokane, Missoula, Rapid City, Madison, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Albany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_90 Alaska A4 from Valdez, AK, to Fairbanks, AK 7 Day Trip 363 Miles, 52 miles per day on average Passes through a lot of rural Alaska https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson_Highway I-24 from Pulley's Mill, IL, to Chattanooga, TN 7 Day Trip 316 miles, 45 miles per day on average Passes through Paducah and Nashville, and by Land Between The Lakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_24
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05-23-2020, 08:28 PM	#2
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3318491 VARSITY	Man, this is a tough one. I'll eliminate I-24 first. It's not bad at all, but the others are all above it. I-40 and I-90 are kind of similar, but I-40 is more southern. I think I'd have more interest in doing the northern route just because I haven't spent much time in the rust belt area, and it would be interesting to end up in Boston. A-4 is really interesting, and Fairbanks would be great to visit. But there's not exactly a lot to do there, and I'm probably eating sandwiches in my mid-range RV for a lot of it. I think I'll go I-90. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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05-24-2020, 09:26 AM	#3
Old Dog Supporter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Central Kansas Casino cash: $4766131	I 40, because F**K driving anywhere around Chicago
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05-24-2020, 02:03 PM	#4
Easy 6 pie is never free Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: the drivers seat Casino cash: $3727775	Going I-40 here since I love the west, I’ve seen plenty enough of Alaska, Illinois and the midwest in general
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05-24-2020, 02:24 PM	#5
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3318491 VARSITY	This one's a slugfest. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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05-24-2020, 11:26 PM	#6
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $2771110	Many states and beautiful places I've never seen on the I-90 trip. I'm in! __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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