DRIVING TIPS FOR YOUR NEXT SPORTS TRIP
By Marc Philip Agar
AthleteGuru.com
September 2, 2021
When I finished my last article (LOCAL BALL OR TRAVEL BALL?), I thought you might be interested in reading some tips on traveling across this great land. At my peak I was putting on approximately 35,000 car miles yearly, searching for great ballplayers. I have been on all roads, from the vast interstates in the Northeastern corridor to the backroads of Louisiana. Here are some of my impressions. How about you? What's your feelings?
BEST LONG STRETCHES OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR CRUISING SPEEDS
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 FROM SAN DIEGO TO TUCSON
INTERSTATE 95 SOUTH FROM WASHINGTON, DC TO GEORGIA
BEST PLACES TO WITNESS AFTER A LONG HAUL
LAS VEGAS GOING NORTH ON ROUTE 15 FROM CALIFORNIA
BEST VALUE FOR GOOD FOOD ANYWHERE
ANY ESTABLISHED VEGAS BUFFET
WORST NIGHTTIME STRETCH
INTERSTATE 15 NORTH OF SAN DIEGO TO OCEANSIDE, CA
WORST STRETCH FOR ANY AVAILABLE WATER, FOOD, AND ROAD SERVICE
THE DESERT OF NEVADA
TOUGHEST WINTER TRAVELS
TENNESSEE AROUND THE NARROW GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ROADS
PRESCOTT, AZ TO FLAGSTAFF ON AN ICE LAYER
ISSAQUAH, WA TO SNOQUALMIE PASS IN A BLIZZARD
MOST UNUSUAL SUMMER DRIVE
OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WA WHERE YOU START AT SEA LEVEL AT A GOOD TEMPERATURE, YOUR CAR CLIMBING AND CLIMBING 1000'S OF FEET, AND ENDING AT THE SUMMIT AT A YEAR-ROUND SKI AREA
QUICKEST WEEKEND (847 MILES) TURNAROUND
SAN DIEGO TO PHOENIX, BACK TO LOS ANGELES, RETURNING TO SAN DIEGO
MOST TREACHEROUS ROUTE DURING THE FIRE SEASON
INTERSTATE 15 TO VEGAS
DUSTIEST ROUTE
DESERT OF NEVADA
SCARY RAIN
AN ARIZONA MONSOON
SEVERE FOG
BELLINGHAM, WA
AGRICULTURAL CROP SPRAY WARNING
IMPERIAL VALLEY, CA
HARDEST & WINDIEST ROUTE FOR AN RV
INTERSTATE 10 INTO IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA
STATE TROOPERS WHO DON'T MESS AROUND
LOUISIANA
NEW JERSEY
GEORGIA
ROADS TO AVOID NO MATTER WHAT
INTERSTATE 10 FROM INTERSTATE 405 NEAR THE LAX AIRPORT OUT TO EAST LOS ANGELES
BEST GAS PRICES
ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR THE BORDER STATES
STRETCHES THAT SEEM TO GO ON FOREVER
STATE OF TEXAS
GEORGIA SOUTH TO FLORIDA
MOST HEADACHE TOLLS AND BRIDGES
NEW YORK TO MARYLAND
BEST SPOT TO RELAX AFTER A LONG HAUL
CAPE COD
MOST EXPENSIVE
HAWAII
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