We make the drive from Seattle to Oshkosh, WI quite frequently, and we think
that 94 is much more scenic than 90. You made a good choice.
Bob Gardner
"Abdellah Elamiri" wrote in message
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>I recently drove from Fairfax, VA to Seattle,WA and here is a quick
> summary of the road:
>
> Coming out of Virginia I took I-270 up to I-68 (MD) which was an easy
> drive on the weekend. Then from there I took route 40 to I-70 heading
> West through WV and Ohio which took was a fairly easy drive no traffic
> problems or anything. Most of the road is flat.
>
> In Indiana we switched to I-65 at Indianapolis. IN is all flat country
> (I mean really flat not even a hill) Lot of farm land, interesting and
> beautiful in its own way. People were very freindly in Indianna.
>
> Out of I-65 I took a secondary route 36 which takes you all the way to
> I-39 in Illinois. It's not the fastest route but I wanted to avoid
> congestion in Chicago. Again most of route 36 was flat full of farms
> with a clear blue sky and a lot of sunshine!
>
> Took I-39 all the way through I-94 through Wisconsin, as you get more
> and more north in Wisconsin it gets greener and greener. You also start
> to see more hills and trees (again still an easy drive). As expected,
> people in WI are extremely freindly and helpful! made a quick stop in
> Eau Claire, very nice town.
>
> Continued on I-94 through Minnisota. It's an interesting drive through
> St. Paul/ Min. but as soon as you pass St. Cloud it starts to look more
> and more deserted (mostly a farm here and there).
>
> First point in North Dakota is Fargo. You don't know what flat means
> until you see ND! it defines the world flat... now folks by Flat I
> don't mean boring rather FLAT. But still great to see, it gives you a
> nice calm feeling driving through flat lands and prairies. (Still on
> I-94... easy drive)
>
> Next was the big state of Montana... and yes Montana DOES have a
> speeing limit, and you bet they will enforce it. On I-94 it's been
> mostly 70mph, except for ND and MT where it's 75mph.
> MT starts flat much like ND but after as you get close to billings you
> start to see more mountains (start to increase elevation) and greenery.
>
> So what's in MT? A lot of big farms, beautiful horses and great people!
> Made a quick stop by Butte which is a nice mountain town, same as
> Missoula and a few more mountain towns in the area. At Billings, MT
> I-94 merges with I-90 where you now drive on I-90
>
> Since this was summer, the drive was very easy, closer to the ID border
> you see more curvey roads (I-90) but as long as you drive careful it
> should be no big deal. In the short drive through ID it was mostly
> mountain roads, because once you get into Idaho you start to go down in
> elevation. Coeur d'Alene is very much worth visiting, it's in a very
> nice location, surrounded by Mountains and sits near a lake.
>
> I-90 through Idaho is a bit more challenging in the sense that you have
> to pay more attention (still fairly easy road -- remember it's a pretty
> sunny week no rain and not even a cloud).
>
> Once you enter Washington (first point would be Spokane) it starts to
> get flat again. If you need gas, be sure to get some in Spokane because
> there is nothing for a while after Spokane. (I-90 -- very easy)
>
> As you get closer to the Seattle metro area you will begin to once
> again see more steeper slopes and mountains, as long as you drive
> careful, it's pretty simple. Mountains are very beautiful, a lot of
> scenery! (I-90 Moderate road -- not too difficult)
>
> Made a visit to Vancouver when in this area, and boy do they have some
> rude people in here. They seem to be very hostile when they see a car
> with a Virginia plate for no apparent reason. Not to mention the lack
> of driving courtesy which is non-existant. While I must admit, the area
> of vancouver is a very nice area, the people are not. Downtown
> vancouver can also be full of drug addicts and unwanted characters.
> (Save your money and go somewhere else!)
>
> Summary!
>
> Very easy drive, a lot of beautiful country to look at and great
> people! and that's what makes America such a great place!
>
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