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Originally Posted by zeebad1
Towards the end of July, and into August, my wife & I are planning on leaving northern Illinois, and driving to the west coast.
We would like to see or do:
- Go thru, or avoid LA?
- Visit our son in Texas. (SE of Dallas.)
- Drive on Rte. 66 as much as possible.
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Louisiana or Los Angeles? Actually never mind, best to avoid both.
Route 66 cuts through Texas if you are willing to take a detour a bit from the Illinois-Dallas drive. Also out in West Texas next to Amarillo (make it by morning) you can check out Cadillac Ranch.
Route 66 is better out west in my opinion though. Arizona/California areas.
Edit : Also, if you're going to be driving in one of the larger states or any state with deserts in it, I recommend stopping for gas whenever possible when you get to 3/4 a tank or under. When I got out of the Marines, I left 29Palms heading a different way than normal and nearly ran out of gas before getting to I-10. The only couple of stations that I passed were deserted.