Who doesn't love a road trip! Say, for example, you need to get from northern California to southeast Texas. If you are on your own and plan to come back right away, you would probably choose to fly. It takes seven hours and costs around five hundred dollars, probably less. The down side of this way is that you will have one or more plane changes along the way. Seven hours becomes one very long day! But what if you drove? Another option is to grab a handful of Mapsco maps and drive.
Driving from, for example, San Jose, California, to San Antonio, Texas takes around 25 hours, depending on which way you go. The distance is roughly 1,500 miles or so. Using this mode of transport, you are your own boss. You set your own pace, stop when and where you like and get to see two states up close, Arizona and New Mexico, that you would otherwise completely miss if you were on an airplane.
Taking the southern route, you drive south to Los Angeles and hug the Mexican border as best you can until you touch the border at Ciudad Juarez. From there, cut across the state, passing north of San Antonio, until you reach your destination in Temple, Texas. On the other hand, giving Juarez a wide berth might be a good idea. The city is notorious for female homicides.
The northern route involves turning east when you reach the junction of California with Nevada and Arizona. This way, you are driving through the northern halves of Arizona and New Mexico, a comfortable distance from the Mexican border. Proceed diagonally from the Texas panhandle until you reach your destination in San Antonio, Houston or wherever. Another option is to cross the panhandle then turn south to Dallas.
The 25 hours' of estimated travel time excludes any stops you may care to make for sightseeing, meals, overnight stops or comfort breaks. If your car is full of none other than able-bodied adults, you will make a lot better time than if you have kids, pets and/or grandparents. Whoever is with you, make sure you take 15 minutes out of every two hours to get out of the car and stretch your legs. Avoid driving altogether if you are at all sleepy or hypnotized by the monotony of the highway.
If you are the only driver, you will take longer to get there than if you have someone with whom you can drive in shifts. You want to take your time and enjoy the journey, anyway. This isn't a race.
Another decision over which you are in control is whether or not to drive after dark. If your eyesight isn't that hot, you will want to stop for the night sooner rather than later. On the other hand, by the time you get into the hot, southern states, you may be better off traveling at night, when it is cooler.
Another advantage to leaving in the morning while it is still dark is when you have made your maximum hours, when you do stop for the day you will be able to enjoy more hours of daylight. Keep safe and enjoy the trip!
Driving from, for example, San Jose, California, to San Antonio, Texas takes around 25 hours, depending on which way you go. The distance is roughly 1,500 miles or so. Using this mode of transport, you are your own boss. You set your own pace, stop when and where you like and get to see two states up close, Arizona and New Mexico, that you would otherwise completely miss if you were on an airplane.
Taking the southern route, you drive south to Los Angeles and hug the Mexican border as best you can until you touch the border at Ciudad Juarez. From there, cut across the state, passing north of San Antonio, until you reach your destination in Temple, Texas. On the other hand, giving Juarez a wide berth might be a good idea. The city is notorious for female homicides.
The northern route involves turning east when you reach the junction of California with Nevada and Arizona. This way, you are driving through the northern halves of Arizona and New Mexico, a comfortable distance from the Mexican border. Proceed diagonally from the Texas panhandle until you reach your destination in San Antonio, Houston or wherever. Another option is to cross the panhandle then turn south to Dallas.
The 25 hours' of estimated travel time excludes any stops you may care to make for sightseeing, meals, overnight stops or comfort breaks. If your car is full of none other than able-bodied adults, you will make a lot better time than if you have kids, pets and/or grandparents. Whoever is with you, make sure you take 15 minutes out of every two hours to get out of the car and stretch your legs. Avoid driving altogether if you are at all sleepy or hypnotized by the monotony of the highway.
If you are the only driver, you will take longer to get there than if you have someone with whom you can drive in shifts. You want to take your time and enjoy the journey, anyway. This isn't a race.
Another decision over which you are in control is whether or not to drive after dark. If your eyesight isn't that hot, you will want to stop for the night sooner rather than later. On the other hand, by the time you get into the hot, southern states, you may be better off traveling at night, when it is cooler.
Another advantage to leaving in the morning while it is still dark is when you have made your maximum hours, when you do stop for the day you will be able to enjoy more hours of daylight. Keep safe and enjoy the trip!
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