Anybody drive to Washington state recently?

[orangecat92 306]

Would drive from San Antonio.  Thoughts?  

 

 

[Hook1997 5397]

They have roads between here and there you should be fine...   Are you looking for things to see in between or what exactly?

[Js1 85560]

47 minutes ago, Hook1997 said:

They have roads between here and there you should be fine...   Are you looking for things to see in between or what exactly?

Lmao. 

[4th&Five 41586]

I did that drive a few times when my brother was in college up there 15+ years ago.  the hardest part is choosing the route and how long you want to take. where haven't you been?

 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

5 hours ago, orangecat92 said:

Would drive from San Antonio.  Thoughts?  

* If going by yourself it might be cheaper to fly.  

* Check for snow and shit if you plan on going throw Colorado/Utah/Wyoming, etc

* From SA through Arizona and until you hit LA area is basically desert and pretty boring but it's 85mph while in TX at least.  

*Plan for 3 days unless you hate yourself, or like meth.  

 

[RDCanecutter 26468]

Ride the dawg.

https://www.greyhound.com/en/ecommerce/schedule

[SDG 3319]

16 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

* If going by yourself it might be cheaper to fly.  

* Check for snow and shit if you plan on going throw Colorado/Utah/Wyoming, etc

* From SA through Arizona and until you hit LA area is basically desert and pretty boring but it's 85mph while in TX at least.  

*Plan for 3 days unless you hate yourself, or like meth.  

 

Wouldn't that add like 300 miles to the trip?  

Edited February 19, 2021 by SDG

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

3 hours ago, SDG said:

Wouldn't that add like 300 miles to the trip?  

Yea, OP left us no other information about if he's sightseeing or what kind of car he's driving or a moving truck or anything.   Does he like beaches or mountains?  Is he gonna stop at hotels or camp.  There's a billion different ways to get from Texas to Washington. 

[cam4mav 771]

3 hours ago, SDG said:

Wouldn't that add like 300 miles to the trip?  

Going out of the way to go through LA and Cali in general in a terrible idea. Unless it's a road trip and sight seeing is the goal and you want to take 5 days to do the trip.

 

We need more info.

 

I use to drive from Tucson to Seattle and back while going to UofA, fastest way home was through phoenix/vegas/twin falls idaho/oregon/eastWa/Sea. Fucking empty drive though, nothingness. Car go fast though 

[conVINCEd 21469]

3 hours ago, SDG said:

Wouldn't that add like 300 miles to the trip?  

It also avoids the mountains if that’s a concern.

[SDG 3319]

4 minutes ago, cam4mav said:

Going out of the way to go through LA and Cali in general in a terrible idea. Unless it's a road trip and sight seeing is the goal and you want to take 5 days to do the trip.

 

We need more info.

 

I use to drive from Tucson to Seattle and back while going to UofA, fastest way home was through phoenix/vegas/twin falls idaho/oregon/eastWa/Sea. Fucking empty drive though, nothingness. Car go fast though 

Sorry dude.  

(sarcasm font)

 

I use to bitch about my Pullman to Bellingham drive so much I pretty much just stayed in town during holidays my last 2 years.  

[cam4mav 771]

Holidays I flew lol. Summer home twice then stayed in AZ after that. Probably made the drive total of 3 round trips. Pullman to Bellingham is a bitch of a drive in the winter. I know multiple people that got injured and 1 paralyzed waist down driving out to or from Pullman and Spokane. Dry desert was easy no complaints. Maybe lack of radio stations for hours at a time haha.

[Errestaurants 2570]

I guess I’ll answer the question. No, I have not driven to Washington state recently. Hope that helps. 

[RollLeft 5045]

Drive thru places you would never fly to.  

[orangecat92 306]

1 hour ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Yea, OP left us no other information about if he's sightseeing or what kind of car he's driving or a moving truck or anything.   Does he like beaches or mountains?  Is he gonna stop at hotels or camp.  There's a billion different ways to get from Texas to Washington. 

small car, with wife, don't care for beaches or mountains.  Motels.  This summer. possibly. maybe not at all. 

[RichUT 1832]

Drove from Seattle to Austin in May of last year. 3 day ordeal. Stops in Salt Lake and Albuquerque. Drove through Moab, which was dope.

It was the height of COVID, so roads were pretty empty. Long drive but generally an easy one.

[Dewey 3292]

I get it, beaches and mountains suck, are you looking for pet friendly motels? Those are the best. Try Motel 6, sorta new on the scene,  not too hipster yet, just a place to sleep and get a good cup of joe. 

[The Other White Meat 39]

Did Austin to Portland two years ago. Went up I-25 through CO, I-80 through WY to SLC, and then I-84 the rest of the way. Overnighted outside of Denver and Boise. Did it in 2.5 days but that was hard driving. Would definitely take my time if I do it again. Did it in April and still caught snow in CO and WY. Drive was beautiful, especially the last stretch on 84.

Edited February 20, 2021 by The Other White Meat

[RPM 26346]

I made that trip 43 years ago on a Suzuki 750. Decided going the North route was a poor choice given the time of year and chose to go South across NM, AZ then cut across CA and North on I-5. It started raining when I crossed into NM and didn't stop until I crossed the Columbia River. I was soaked, but I didn't freeze.

[CooterBrown 18026]

No beaches, no mountains. Pro motel. You’re on a serial killing tour aren’t you?

[Dbeasy 15087]

7 hours ago, Dewey said:

I get it, beaches and mountains suck, are you looking for pet friendly motels? Those are the best. Try Motel 6, sorta new on the scene,  not too hipster yet, just a place to sleep and get a good cup of joe. 

And some guy named Tom Bardett will leave the light on for you. 

[DoobieWah 1456]

*Bodett

[TornACL 7722]

Make sure the little direction indicator on your rearview mirror is always saying N or W (or NW). If it's any other, you're going the wrong way. Also, not too much N or W. Try to balance it out. 

Eventually you will either hit ocean or the border. When you get to either one get out of your car and ask someone where you are. If they say "Washington" then you have arrived. If they say any other state, ask them the best way to Washington. 

Make sure you indicate you're trying to get to Washington, the state and not Washington, the nation's capital. 

I hope these instructions are useful. 

[gmr548 16612]

small don't care for beaches or mountains.

Then you’ll probably want to try Lubbock instead of Washington.

[orangecat92 306]

 I was considering a job in Ketchikan Alaska.  I live in Alaska, but the car hangs out in San Antonio.  I was thinking about driving the car to Washington, and then putting it on the ferry to Ketchikan.  Unfortunately, you've got to really, really want to do the ferry thing.  One person plus the small car takes 38 hours and costs $1300+.  I am not taking the job.  Ketchikan economy is very expensive.  

 

 

 

[EE2B 1565]

I drove from LA to Tyler once and it was awful. Every fucking mile was a beating. Also drove from East Texas to Vegas. That was just about as bad. I couldn’t imagine driving that much further.