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Which route does the '35' bus usuall take? 
Looks like you'd probably be takin the 20 and the 40 for much of the trip.
I40, if I'm not mistaken, takes you through the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee and the Ozarks in Arkansas. Once you get to Oklahoma, travel north to get on I70 and go through Colorado and Utah. I'm not sure about specific state or US highways along that route, as it's been a while since I've traveled that way. But those states have some beautiful scenery.
You could stay on I40 and go through New Mexico and Arizona, but I have a feeling you've already seen the scenery in those states. :)
If you want to go further south, go to Florida and get on I10. That way you can travel along (or within a few miles of) the beaches of Mississippi, the Louisianna swamps, and the Davis Mountains of Texas.
Be forwarned when you hit the Louisiana/Texas border... after miles and miles of driving through forests, then hills, then desert, then mountains; you're all prepared to cross the California state line when you find out you'll still in Texas. lol That's a lonnnng drive. The sparse population in that area makes it seem even longer.
Voted : I-10
When I drove cross-country, back in my salad daze, I left Virginia down I-95 till I hit Florida, then took I-10.
Voted : I-40
Of course, a lot depends on the time of year, but, yeah, it's less miles on the 40.
In the dead of winter, if you aren't concerned about using extra fuel, and don't want to chain up, then go ahead and take your Phoenix route.
thanks grumpy, I figured driving alone through texas will get too boring, maybe I should go up north.
problem is, it's my shakeout trip, and I don't want to encounter high terrain and snaking mountain passes...
by LCD on Fri Sep 21, 07 2:03am
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Grumpy, you left out the bridges.(shudders)
Woops. Forgot about the bridges, Truth. There's some long ones in Louisiana that go over nothing but swampland.
Speaking of altitude, LCD, a southern route might be more favorable in a vehicle that you don't have much experience with. The last time we went up through the mountains in Colorado, we saw numerous cars and vans broke down on the side of the highway, overheated.
^YEP IT'S 11' TALL, so low bridges is a definite concern.
I am going to have problems visiting national parks with this rig....
by LCD on Fri Sep 21, 07 9:27am
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I wonder if there are maps for truckers that shows all the clearances for bridges and overpasses....
by LCD on Fri Sep 21, 07 9:28am
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I wasn't thinking of the low bridges, but you've got a point. What comes to mind in the Rockies are the low tunnels blasted through mountains. In some of the more scenic and 'touristy' routes, anything higher than an RV can't get through. And then some of them are too high.
I don't know about maps showing low clearances, but you can get road atlases that show even small county dirt roads. Those are good for looking for alternate routes.
Most places I've been though have the low clearance detectors. If the orange light lights up after you pass by the sign, it means you're too high and that you need to take the detour that's usually not far ahead.
^^ What Nuck said ^^
You can paint the bus like this and put the LCD family on the side...
COME ON GET HAPPY.
^ that would be so cool.
by LCD on Sat Sep 22, 07 9:30pm
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LCD-- yep, you can get the map showing an icon for low bridges at any Truckstop. Just a plain old trucker's atlas.
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