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cavlec 1. Go To Mapquest.com
2. Click on Directions
3. Enter your
Current Address and the Address of your Childhood Home (or at least the
town if you don't remember the exact address)
4. Put the time and distance in a post like this.
5. Don't forget to repost these directions. (Not the door to door ones!)
I actually went with the very first address that I remember, rather
than the one where mom & eliz. live now; not that there's much of a
difference.
Total Est. Time: 16 hours, 23 minutes
Total Est. Distance: 1080.45 miles
About the same as Dorothea's (!), and like her, I find the estimated
time a little odd. They are definitely imagining a straight
drive, no potty/food breaks. In my experience, it's a solid two
day trip, and it can take longer if you're being leisurely. OTOH,
if you iron-man it, you can do that trek in a day and a half.
Except for Portland and LA, it's all long stretches of very fast road.