Tashi wrote:
> > Not in one day. Driving from International Falls to Nashville, AND
> > stopping to tour Mammoth Cave, in two days seems awfully ambitious
to me.
> IT IS ONLY 19HRS TO NASHVILLE FROM INT'L FALLS I DON'T THINK IT WILL
BE TOO
> BAD IF WE SPEND ONE WHOLE DAY DRIVING AND THE NEXT EXPLORING. IF WE
LEAVE
> IN'TL FALLS AROUND 2-3AM WE WILL ARRIVE BY 9-10PM IN CAVE CITY. SLEEP
> SOUNDLY, EXPLORE THE NEXT DAY NOT SO?
> IF NEED TO REST WILL TAKE DAN'S ADVICE AND SPEND THE NIGHT SOMEWHERE
BY
> BLOOMINGTON. I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THE FASTEST WAY FROM
BLOOMINGTON TO
> CAVE CITY VIA 1-24 AND I-65 ((FIGURE 281m) I DON'T THINK I WOULD GO
THROUGH
> INDIANAPOLIS AS IT IS 342m. BUT LOOKING AT THE MAP IT SEEMS TO BE THE
> SHORTER OF ROUTES NOT SO?
>
You don't need I-24 or to go through St. Louis. Staying on interstates
and going through St. Louis requires you to approach St. Louis from
Kansas City, but taking I-35 to Kansas City from Minnesota goes a
little west as it goes south - you need to head southeast, so it's
taking you out of your way. Why not take I-35 from Duluth to the Twin
Cities, and then take I-94 until it meets up with I-39 - then head
south to I-74 and take that to I-65, which should take you straight to
Cave City? If you are concerned about traffic in the Twin Cities due
to construction or whatever, then drive through Wisconsin on Hwy. 53.
If you're trying to avoid Wisconsin (for whatever reason) then stay on
35 until you get to I-80 and then go east to the Quad Cities where you
can pick up I-74.
> IF NEED BE WILL STOP IN ST. LOUIS ON THE WAY HOME
> >>>>Nashville...Tours with Gray Line
> 2 TOURS IN NASHVILLE, THE COMBINATION AND GRAND LEGENDS IS ONE DAY
AND CAN
> SEE THE COUNTRY MUSCIC STUFF.
> WILL TRY TO TAKES DAN'S ADVICE AND WALK THROUGH THE OPRYLAND HOTEL AT
NIGHT.
>
> >>>>Montgomery
> WILL BYPASS. BUT NOW I HAVE A QUESTION..
> SINCE I'M NOT GOING TO BE STOPPING ANYWHERE IN AL, WHAT WOULD BE
BETTER
> BILOXI OR GULF SHORES, WE DON'T CARE ABOUT CASINO'S OR SUNBATHING ON
THE
> BEACH. IS THERE ANYTHING AT EITHER OF THESE PLACES THAT WOULD
NECESSITATE A
> STOP.
Not really. If you don't care about beaches or casinos, then the best
place to stop is between the two - Mobile. Rooms are cheap over by
I-65. Mobile has some nice historic areas to walk around, and you can
also visit Belingrath Gardens (which I think you mentioned already).
>
> THE ROUTE WOULD CHANGE THEN FROM CHATTANOOGA TO NOLA VIA
> BILOXI --I-59>HWY49>I-10
>
> OR CHATTANOOGA TO NOLA VIA GULF SHORES--DUE SOUTH
> VIA--HWY27>HWY80>HWY431>HWY231>HWY 98 TO GULF ISLANDS? THEN CONTINUE
ON TO
> I-10 TO NOLA THIS WILL BYBASS ALABAMA AND WILL LEAD US ON THE WESTERN
BORDER
> OF GEORGIA TO THE NORTHERN TIP OF FLORIDA THEN HEAD WEST ALONG THE
GULF TO
> GULF SHORES.
If Gulf Shores, Mobile, and Biloxi have little that interests you, then
just stay on I-59 all the way through Alabama and Mississippi and
switch to I-10 at Slidell. If you need a place to stop for lunch, try
Weidmann's in Meridian.
>
> >April 29 to May 3 NOLA
> WILL TAKE ADVICE ON GETTING RESERVATIONS EARLY IN NOLA
>
> HOT COFFEE WILL PROBABLY BYPASS
>
> > The Memphis in May barbecue contest will be going on that weekend,
> I THINK I'M SAFE HERE THE BBQ CONTEST IS FROM MAY 12-14 WHICH IS GOOD
CAUSE
> I TOTALLY HATE PORK!!
> >>>>Memphis to Tupelo (.45hr)
> YOUR RIGHT (90m/145KM=1.45HRS) WILL DO THIS ON THE WAY TO MEMPHIS.
> I AGREE WITH DAN, IF I CAN GET FROM THE FALLS TO NASHVILLE IN 19HRS
I'M SURE
> I CAN RETURN IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. IT IS ONLY 4HRS FROM MY
MOM'S TO
> WPG.
>
> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS??
Cool!
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