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Question for you (or anyone else who travels a lot in the US). My
parents have finally decided to do something fun in their retirement,
and are going on a huge trailer "caravan"-style tour of Central America.
Problem is they have to make it from Canada to San Antonio, in late
December/early January. I was wondering what route(s) you'd recommend
to get from Montana to San Antonio, preferably one which goes around the
mountains.

Thanx

Bryan

"Scott" <pugetsounddiver@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message
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>> Question for you (or anyone else who travels a lot in the US). My
>> parents have finally decided to do something fun in their retirement,
>> and are going on a huge trailer "caravan"-style tour of Central America.
>> Problem is they have to make it from Canada to San Antonio, in late
>> December/early January. I was wondering what route(s) you'd recommend
>> to get from Montana to San Antonio, preferably one which goes around the
>> mountains.
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?S1B8340FD is the hideously boring method.
>
> Or, if they want to have a really nice trip and see some stunning scenery,
> assuming they are coming out of Lethbridge, south on Hiway 15 to Great
> Falls, South to Helena, then to Butte, Dillon and across into Idaho to
> Idaho
> Falls and Pocatello, Stay on 15 to Salt Lake City Utah, south to Spanish
> Fork, then hiway 6 to Helper and Wellington, hit 70 east to 191 south and
> then past Arches National Park and Moab, to Monticello, then in to
> Colorado
> on 491/666 to Cortez, hit 160 east to Durango, then 550/44 to Albequerqe,
> then hit 25 south to Las Cruces, then 180 to El Paso and cross there, or
> hit
> 10 to go on into San Antonio.

And don't forget to have them pick up some guns in San Antonio. I'm
surprised Scott of all people didn't mention this. The U.S. is dangerous to
be sure, but there are bandits galore once they cross the southern border.
Old folks in an RV are some seriously easy pickin' and those "Don't shoot,
I'm a Canadian" stickers won't go far enough. Make sure they have the
proper paperwork, though. Last time I did a serious drive through Mexico,
there were "narcotrafico" inspections every few hundred miles checking for
drugs heading north or guns heading south (according to the one federale
nice enough to explain to me why they were bothering with narcotrafico
inspections on the southbound lane).

Thus spake Bryan Heit <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> :

>Question for you (or anyone else who travels a lot in the US). My
>parents have finally decided to do something fun in their retirement,
>and are going on a huge trailer "caravan"-style tour of Central America.
> Problem is they have to make it from Canada to San Antonio, in late
>December/early January. I was wondering what route(s) you'd recommend
>to get from Montana to San Antonio, preferably one which goes around the
>mountains.
>
>Thanx
>
>Bryan


Drive east towards 35 and then take it all the way south. Not sure on
the exact route, my atlas doesn't show Arizona as a state.
--
dillon

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address, email me and I'll explain it.

"Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message
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> Question for you (or anyone else who travels a lot in the US). My parents
> have finally decided to do something fun in their retirement, and are
> going on a huge trailer "caravan"-style tour of Central America.

Central America.

That's so Fuckin funny, I'm sitting in Nashville in the doctor's office
parking lot by myself laughing my ass off, some one asked me if I was
related to John Francis (then they saw my slacks).

Let me get home tonight and look at the map, and I'll give you a good
answer.

The two most heart stopping things I've seen so far are the Montana
Rockies and the Colorado Rockies (I-70, I-80 and I-90), but both going east
to west, so I'll have to cogitate it.

Where will they start from?

The southwest desert bears honorable mention.

East Tennessee is -very cool-, but I'm 45 years used to it.

> Problem is they have to make it from Canada to San Antonio, in late
> December/early January. I was wondering what route(s) you'd recommend to
> get from Montana to San Antonio, preferably one which goes around the
> mountains.
>
> Thanx
>
> Bryan

Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
> "Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message
> news:eggd4p$ke6$1@news.ucalgary.ca...
>> Question for you (or anyone else who travels a lot in the US). My parents
>> have finally decided to do something fun in their retirement, and are
>> going on a huge trailer "caravan"-style tour of Central America.
>
> Central America.
>
> That's so Fuckin funny, I'm sitting in Nashville in the doctor's office
> parking lot by myself laughing my ass off, some one asked me if I was
> related to John Francis (then they saw my slacks).


Apparently it's popular with the old people. It actually sounds like a
cool tour (all central American countries, by trailer, over ~3 months).
Not what I'd want for a holiday, but whatever rocks their boat.


> Let me get home tonight and look at the map, and I'll give you a good
> answer.
>
> The two most heart stopping things I've seen so far are the Montana
> Rockies and the Colorado Rockies (I-70, I-80 and I-90), but both going east
> to west, so I'll have to cogitate it.


They're not too concerned about scenery on the way there - they're on a
tight schedule (they leave boxing day and have to be there somewhere
around new years). Oh, and they drive slow - did I mention they're old?

On the way back I imagine they'll spend some time looking around, but
for the route south they're looking for the quickest route, preferably
one which avoids the mountains.

Their plan at the moment (I think, I was rather drunk this weekend) is
to get to North Dakota somehow, and head south on 83.


> Where will they start from?

Calgary, Canada. ~300km due north of Montana. They'd probably be
crossing the boarder on highway 15, unless they decide to travel east
inside of Canada.

Thanx for your time

Bryan

"Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message
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> Why? We have guns already.

Notice who brought guns to the thread.

Thus spake Bryan Heit <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> :

>Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
>> "Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message
>> news:eggd4p$ke6$1@news.ucalgary.ca...
>>> Question for you (or anyone else who travels a lot in the US). My parents
>>> have finally decided to do something fun in their retirement, and are
>>> going on a huge trailer "caravan"-style tour of Central America.
>>
>> Central America.
>>
>> That's so Fuckin funny, I'm sitting in Nashville in the doctor's office
>> parking lot by myself laughing my ass off, some one asked me if I was
>> related to John Francis (then they saw my slacks).
>
>
>Apparently it's popular with the old people. It actually sounds like a
>cool tour (all central American countries, by trailer, over ~3 months).
> Not what I'd want for a holiday, but whatever rocks their boat.
>
>
>> Let me get home tonight and look at the map, and I'll give you a good
>> answer.
>>
>> The two most heart stopping things I've seen so far are the Montana
>> Rockies and the Colorado Rockies (I-70, I-80 and I-90), but both going east
>> to west, so I'll have to cogitate it.
>
>
>They're not too concerned about scenery on the way there - they're on a
>tight schedule (they leave boxing day and have to be there somewhere
>around new years). Oh, and they drive slow - did I mention they're old?
>
>On the way back I imagine they'll spend some time looking around, but
>for the route south they're looking for the quickest route, preferably
>one which avoids the mountains.
>
>Their plan at the moment (I think, I was rather drunk this weekend) is
>to get to North Dakota somehow, and head south on 83.
>
>
>> Where will they start from?
>
>Calgary, Canada. ~300km due north of Montana. They'd probably be
>crossing the boarder on highway 15, unless they decide to travel east
>inside of Canada.

Bryan, there's a hell of a lot of Montana to be due north of.

Hope they have a good trip.

>
>Thanx for your time
>
>Bryan
--
dillon

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