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did the drive from the burb to SF with Desert's family back in '96

Posted by Sammich

on April 22, 2026, 10:36:32, in reply to "2244 mile drive complete from Chicago burbs to SoCal with stops in KC, CO and Las Vegas"

so much Donna Lewis and Tracy Bonham on the radio

we stayed one night in Kearney, NE and one night in Wendover, UT

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

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2244 mile drive complete from Chicago burbs to SoCal with stops in KC, CO and Las Vegas - RSMBob April 20, 2026, 16:49:57

I would like to have the time and money to do a leisurely driving tour of the US… - DT April 22, 2026, 10:45:19
- I'd love to do this. So many places I need to see in the US!* - DiamondDazzle April 22, 2026, 12:53:12
- We are planning an annual version soon. - digs April 22, 2026, 11:42:32
  - how long are you giving yourself for the trip?* - lcubed April 22, 2026, 12:01:10
  - Love that* - PapaDels April 22, 2026, 11:49:12
  - those are great ages; in a couple years, they’ll be Rusty and Audrey* - bbonb April 22, 2026, 11:48:22
    - We opened the discussion at 6&9 - digs April 22, 2026, 11:52:18
- I’d love to take a Summer and do all the western states in an Airstream* - bbonb April 22, 2026, 11:25:43
  - I want to live in one. Maybe Craig Kilborn will let me use his sprinter van.* - Warrin'_Illini April 22, 2026, 13:36:26
    - There's a place in Reseda that sells used Sprinter vans. I checked it out a few years ago. - complainant April 22, 2026, 17:21:38
  - One of these years I want to recreate a couple of the family vacations of my youth. - EffinIllini April 22, 2026, 11:59:49
did the drive from the burb to SF with Desert's family back in '96 - Sammich April 22, 2026, 10:36:32

Have driven CHI to CO dozens of times. I find eastern Colorado to be, by far, the worst run of it.* - cpsteine April 22, 2026, 10:31:25
- It’s desolate and impoverished. I have no reason to see west of Manhattan KS to the mountains again* - PapaDels April 22, 2026, 11:48:48
- Worse than Nebraska? - TarheelIllini April 22, 2026, 11:36:06
  - Eastern Colorado is just more Nebraska. - KingTalkyTiki April 22, 2026, 13:23:28
  - From multiple trips on both I70 & I-80... - EffinIllini April 22, 2026, 11:57:29
- Making a similar drive in 6 weeks (The Ham to RMNP). - EffinIllini April 22, 2026, 11:12:03
  - Last time I did the trip through KC and on to CO Springs… - Randle McMurphy April 22, 2026, 12:57:08

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