tanya2
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Post by tanya2 on Mar 26, 2023 4:24:08 GMT
Ontario to Orlando multiple times, doing it non-stop (well besides food, gas & potty breaks) taking turns driving. Takes about 22 hours. We were much younger then - and did it with small kids in the car, who were surprisingly good with it as long as they had movies & snacks
Just me & the kids drove from Ontario to Gatlinburg on two separate occasions. That was the longest I've driven by myself (about 12-14 hours)
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Post by jcm28 on Mar 26, 2023 12:16:57 GMT
Orlando to Kittery, Maine nonstop, 1330 miles.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 26, 2023 13:58:33 GMT
Farthest without stopping overnight was just this summer when we drove from NE Utah to central Iowa. That 15 hours or so, thankfully we had 3 drivers available. Our other long drive was from Medora, ND to central Iowa a few years ago.
As a child we drove several times to San Angelo, TX from Nebraska (once in July in a van without a working AC...that sucked...) without stopping overnight. DH & I have driven to Washington DC from Nebraska/Iowa 3 times and back 2 times, but usually stopped overnight.
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Mar 26, 2023 16:25:09 GMT
driven NY to Florida many times; driven Chicago to Boston many times; Chicago to NY and Chicago to Connecticut a whole lot more than many.
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Post by bianca42 on Mar 26, 2023 16:53:53 GMT
DH and I drove Syracuse, NY to San Antonio, TX (took us 3 days) summer 2021. 5 days of packing MIL's house. Then I drove MIL's car with her and her 2 cats while DH followed from San Antonio, TX to Hartford, CT. We got separated in NYC when I missed an exit. Spent a few days getting her settled and then we drove back to Syracuse.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 26, 2023 17:18:49 GMT
We take really long one month road trips over the summer and always drive.
We are in DFW and have driven to Chicago, WI, MN, SD, ND, UT. I know from our house to WDW is 16 hours and we can do it in one day only stopping when we need gas. We prefer to do all the driving in one long shot to just get it over with, but anything more than 16 hours we have to break up into 2 days.
This summer we’ll be driving from TX to northern Maine. I’ll have to look up and see which trip is farthest by miles. I think right now ND is farthest, but I think Maine will beat that.
We don’t fly much because we don’t usually do the kind of vacation where you just go to one place and stay there. We prefer to explore lots of different places and for that you need a car.
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Post by karenk on Mar 26, 2023 17:42:45 GMT
Back in the 70s I drove from Buffalo to Mexico City and back in July. No air conditioning, just a moon roof.
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janeinbama
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Jan 29, 2015 16:24:49 GMT
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Post by janeinbama on Mar 26, 2023 18:17:57 GMT
16 Hours from Montgomery, AL to McAllen TX. 1000 miles, we would leave at 3AM to avoid Houston rush hour traffic. Once we got to Houston, we had 6 more hours to the border. Our DD and family lived down there for 6 years. Coming home we broke it into 2 days, stopping in LA. So glad when they moved to OH 9 hours and then to KY 7 hours. Much better now!
As a child I rode with my grandparents from Montgomery to New Mexico - 2 days driving before interstates were completed.
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 27, 2023 0:43:17 GMT
By van, Utah to North Carolina in the 80's and zero air conditioning. We did go to New York as well, but that wasn't a continuous trip.
By bus, Utah to Niagra Falls, Canada.
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Post by sawwhet on Mar 27, 2023 1:24:06 GMT
Toronto to Miami. We were young, stupid and drove straight through. We stopped for food but no hotels.
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ModChick
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Jun 26, 2014 23:57:06 GMT
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Post by ModChick on Mar 27, 2023 1:27:11 GMT
Ontario to Alberta. That is a long long mostly boring drive. (Stopped in Manitoba so wasn’t continuous)
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luckyjune
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Jul 22, 2017 4:59:41 GMT
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Post by luckyjune on Mar 27, 2023 1:53:05 GMT
As a kid, we drove from north of Seattle to Pennsylvania to visit my dad's family. We drove several hours a day, but did stop along the way at all the tourist traps. I remember the Corn Palace specifically.
As an adult, we've traveled from north of Seattle to Southern California several times, as well as a road trip to Yellowstone, up through Cody, to Mt. Rushmore, to Devil's Tower, and then back home.
I love a good road trip!
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Post by tuva42 on Mar 27, 2023 2:00:37 GMT
As a kid we drove from Kentucky to Boston every summer. A 2-day drive, 17 hours, over 2 days. One summer we drove home from Colorado to Kentucky and took several days to do it.
The longest drive I've ever made by myself was from Kentucky to Toronto and back.
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Post by workingclassdog on Mar 27, 2023 2:07:16 GMT
Kansas City to Los Angeles… Siri says that it is almost 23 hours. I did that when I was about 19 and moved there for a job.
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cycworker
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Jun 26, 2014 0:42:38 GMT
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Post by cycworker on Mar 27, 2023 2:17:09 GMT
With me doing all the driving? Not nearly as far as anyone here, I would guess. The furthest I feel comfortable going is up to Courtenay, which is 110 ish kilometres. I have been to the US on road trips multiple times, but I can't imagine feeling safe driving. That's not a reflection of your country - it's a reflection of my lack of confidence with highway/freeway/higher speed driving
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Post by Jen in NCal on Mar 27, 2023 2:33:15 GMT
Distance - 1732 miles around the Ring Road in Iceland Time - 13-14 hours non stop from San Francisco to Phoenix and a couple of times the reverse direction.
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 27, 2023 9:38:05 GMT
I have driven from Virginia to New Mexico in 3 days stopping at night.
Before that my longest was Texas to Pennsylvania
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iluvpink
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Jul 13, 2014 12:40:31 GMT
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Post by iluvpink on Mar 27, 2023 10:37:26 GMT
Michigan to Florida, many times.
My husband plans to drive across the country this summer. Well Michigan to Las Vegas, then to LA and then back to MI.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 27, 2023 12:31:45 GMT
By myself, totally alone, about 375 miles one way. But with others I’ve gone all over, my BFF and I used to do road trips all the time. Furthest I’ve gone with DH where we shared the driving was to my sister’s house in TN which is about a 900 mile trek one way.
It takes me a long time to drive anywhere long distance alone because I tend to get road weary pretty quickly so I have to make a lot of stops to get out and stretch every few hours.
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christinec68
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Jun 26, 2014 18:02:19 GMT
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 27, 2023 13:33:34 GMT
Atlanta to Seattle - I just googled and it's about 2600 miles but we avoided the interstates quite a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if it add a couple hundred miles to the trip.
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huskergal
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Post by huskergal on Mar 27, 2023 14:49:03 GMT
Omaha, NE to Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Post by KikiPea on Mar 27, 2023 15:01:13 GMT
1,582 miles from Ft Worth to NY. So, approximately 3,200 round trip.
Also, 1,427 from Ft Worth to Idaho Falls. 262 one way to Houston by myself.
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Post by Mel on Mar 27, 2023 16:42:23 GMT
From Jackson, MS or Mobile, AL to Northwest-Illinois. I usually stopped in St. Louis on the way up and drove home straight through. I had a friend to visit there so we'd get together for supper or breakfast the next morning before I hit the road for the last bit of the trip. Sometimes I'd wait and leave later in the day and do the stop on the way home too. LOL
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The Great Carpezio
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Mar 27, 2023 17:18:00 GMT
In my adult life with stops? Last summer we drove from Minnesota to Colorado Springs (about 15 hours one way) and through Colorado back to Minnesota.
In my adult life without staying overnight? Seattle to Port Angeles to Olympic National Park to Mt Rainer but our place in Iceland in the Golden Circle to Jokulsarlon and back was a very long drive as well and about as long as the above. We stopped along the way on both tips, so they were probably 18-20 hour days.
Longest road trip in my life? As a teen we took an RV from Southern Mn to Yellowstone to Glacier to Banff BC back to MN but that was over a couple weeks.
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Post by FrozenPea on Mar 27, 2023 18:07:08 GMT
Not me driving but dh. In 2000 we drove from Alaska to California across to the east coast through the middle of the country then thru the upper part to Washington state then back to Alaska - 23 states plus Canada. We spent a total of 7 weeks on the road with 3 kids (11,9 & 1 yo) in our minivan pulling a small trailer and tent camping. Dh says approx 15,000 miles.
Dh & I also did a motorcycle trip, in 1998,thru English, Wales and then Europe - 8 countries - for 3 weeks. Apprx. 3,000 miles and tent camping. Neither trip was planned out, every morning we would open the atlas or map & pick a spot to go see. Both amazing trips.
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Sarah*H
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Post by Sarah*H on Mar 27, 2023 21:53:34 GMT
Coast to coast and back again - once, wandering all over the place in between. From PA to Arizona and Utah and back again - a few times. And from PA to Florida, six times. I prefer driving to flying if I don't have strict time limitations. Last year 15 minutes before departure, Spirit canceled a flight to southern Florida that I was to take with my friends. We looked at each other and hopped in the car. It ended up being so much fun and we were in Florida in time to have dinner on Amelia Island before continuing our drive south.
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Post by stampinfraulein on Mar 27, 2023 22:58:11 GMT
Salt Lake City to Savannah GA, then from Savannah to Denver Co. Denver to Washington DC and back to Denver. Both were moving with my DH's military jobs. Both took multiple days.
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Post by angieh1996 on Mar 27, 2023 23:18:01 GMT
I’ve driven from Iowa to the cost in North Carolina and we’ve driven from Iowa to Yellowstone National park. My husband drives from Iowa to Sioux lookout in Canada every year to dish
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Sue
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Jun 26, 2014 18:42:33 GMT
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Post by Sue on Mar 27, 2023 23:47:05 GMT
My husband and I drove from near Portland, OR to North Carolina, stopping for one quick overnight visit with family in Missouri. Our time in North Carolina was cut short because of an incoming hurricane, so from there we drove up to Ohio, where we stayed for 3 days celebrating our son's wedding. After that, we headed north, driving up to Wisconsin before turning westward for the return trip back to Oregon. I don't remember what the mileage was, but it was a lot!
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Mary Kay Lady
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Mar 27, 2023 23:52:55 GMT
1500 miles. From my hometown in northern Illinois to Orange County, California.
While I was in college, my aunt and uncle who live in Orange County, invited me to come and stay with them for the summer. I drove so I'd have a vehicle to drive while I was there.
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