Actually it wasn't but an hour slower and that was spread over 3 days of travel. Once reaching St. Joseph, MO we got off the Interstate highways and went on local U.S. highways. Yes, there was the occasional town we had to slow down for, but the speed limits were mostly 65 mph and the highway predominantly 4 lanes. But the most important thing was the scenery and the stress free travel, no trucks, no construction, and no traffic. We will take that route again and try to add more non-Interstate routes to our trip.
The route through Kansas was Rt. 36 which runs parallel and between I-80 and I-70. Then we took another barely travelled 4 lane highway (287) from Loveland CO to Interstate 80 in WY The scenery on both roads was wonderful; wheat fields in Kansas; cattle grazing land in Colorado, and some amazing rock formations in Wyoming.
And unlike last year we had some decent hotel rooms. Though traveling and pets and staying within budget is getting very difficult as most hotels charge excessive fees per pet which can add $20 to $150 to the bill. And each hotel is different despite belonging to the same chain.
The route through Kansas was Rt. 36 which runs parallel and between I-80 and I-70. Then we took another barely travelled 4 lane highway (287) from Loveland CO to Interstate 80 in WY The scenery on both roads was wonderful; wheat fields in Kansas; cattle grazing land in Colorado, and some amazing rock formations in Wyoming.
And unlike last year we had some decent hotel rooms. Though traveling and pets and staying within budget is getting very difficult as most hotels charge excessive fees per pet which can add $20 to $150 to the bill. And each hotel is different despite belonging to the same chain.
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I'd love to make that trip one day...add it to the list. See you soon...traveling by air. ~leigh
La Quinta allows dogs, no charge.
We stayed at one LaQuinta this year, but the ones we stayed at last year on our regular route were filthy and worn. One we had stayed at just the year before and was nice, amazing how they let it go.
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