What Is Your Longest Solo Road Trip?

[AER244]

I know it's a little squiggly, but how can that be a much greater distance than the circumference Earth?

Trust the science

 

[dennishoddy]

Salinas CA to Chicago, then back to Modesto CA in 4 1/2 days. Right around 4500 miles..... Wow was I tired when I finished that loop. No, not one of my brighter moments. But, I was 27 and was proving myself to the old timers. I would NOT suggest even half that trip in the same time frame...... no enjoyment in it. But, that pink elephant on the purple unicycle never got past me

I may be one of the few that understand that statement in bold. I was riding my Goldwing to OKC one morning after two days of no sleep to get a medical checkup at the Navy Reserve clinic by the fairgrounds. I would bet the farm that cedar tree beside the road turned into a bear and ran into the field next to the right of way.
Lack of sleep can certainly cause hallucinations.
It was harvest time and I was dead set on getting back on the combine after making that trip.
Common sense finally got a grip, so swung by my sisters and slept for several hours.

 

[tynyphil]

I joke I’ve been to some of the most scenic places in America, for about 5 minutes each. Pull up, do whatever was required at that bonus stop, and on to the next one. Kind of like a scavenger hunt on 2 wheels.

That's us too. Get a t-shirt at each national park, beartooth pass, tail of the dragon....etc....then move on. 10 years later we are reminded those trips by wearing those t-shirts. They are starting to show wear so we may have to go back !!

 

[TerryMiller]

In 1 shot?

No. The company has a rule that we can't drive/work for more than 10 hours per day. Plus, we have to stick pretty close to the speed limits. I did some figuring and it will take us 4 days to make it all the way up there and then 4 more to get back. Also, this won't be a solo trip because we work as a team.

However, back when I drove 18-wheelers, I would be away from home for weeks while hauling Anhydrous Ammonia in Kansas and Nebraska and living out of the truck's sleeper and eating at the Dodge City truck stop.

 

[TerryMiller]

That would be even shorter lol.

Actually, have you watched a crow fly? It ain't a straight line.

 

[AER244]

Actually, have you watched a crow fly? It ain't a straight line.

Hawk. Goin’ for the musselshell.

 

[DDriller]

Yukon to Pinedale, Wyoming. Only a little over 1100 miles

 

[Okie4570]

Trust the science

I'm going to break out my 25' measuring tape and find out. Let you all know in about 25y lol.

 

[FullAuto]

About a month ago, I went from Choctaw to just north of Savannah, GA. I stayed the night somewhere in South Carolina, just across the border. I left at 6 AM CST and arrived just after midnight EST. It was just over 1100 miles and 17 hours. I've done 14 hour drives several times. I was driving a new Denali with Supercruise though so a lot of that time was hands-free.

 

[Arnie]

Chanute AFB (Rantoul), IL to Davis-Monthan AFB (Tucson), AZ. Better than 1600 miles.