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[wanttobeatree]

SORRY, MORE QUESTIONS. For America is a big, big country and Americans are a HARDY PEOPLE who think nothing of having to drive a couple of hours to get groceries or whatever. Any drive over about six hours just seems RIDICULOUS AND UNREASONABLE to me (and I would probably start complaining at the five hour mark), SO. I need outside perspective

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[rhythmsextion]

Okay, does this trip involve mountains? Like, where are they crossing over the Rockies? Because that'll add time right there and, if this is happening in winter, there are things like road closures to take into consideration. Also, traffic DOES exist outside of cities, but that's usually do to road work or accidents that block off a lane. That kinda thing.

The most I've done in a day was 13 hours all by myself, but that wasn't over mountains, just straight prairie. For the drive you're thinking, I'd say they definitely stop once, MAYBE twice depending on how eager they are to get somewhere. After my grandfather died, my dad drove from Dayton to Denver in one straight shot, only stop for gas, food and a flat tire in Kansas. And he did the whole drive himself while my mother lounged in the passenger seat.

So, it IS possible. It just depends on the attitude/headspace of the person driving, you know?

LOOK AT ME TRYING TO BE HELPFUL

[wanttobeatree]

I. I don't know DDDD: WHERE ARE THE ROCKIES? WHAT ROADS TAKE YOU OVER THEM? And this is happening in early summer/late spring - like when s5 wraps, or a little bit after that. And now I am thinking 'MAYBE JENSEN SHOULD BRING THE DOGS WITH HIM', which has thrown a whole new factor into the equation! THIS IS HARD.

Also, I have no idea where Dayton or Denver are, but I'm guessing they're quite far apart.

[rhythmsextion]

Here! This is helpful! The Rockies are all on the western side where all the little brown dots are. They run pretty much straight through Montana/Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. They can kinda go around them if they drive west through New Mexico (which may make the most sense actually coming from San Antonio) and then up through Utah and Nevada or clear over to the west coast, up through California. I've driven through Utah once and, while it is stunningly gorgeous, I will say that gas stations seemed to be few and far between which kind of freaked me out a little. Do NOT wanna get stuck there

[wanttobeatree]

Ohhh, I just cunningly changed the route on Google Maps from traffic to terrain and have discovered that it had STEERED THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS FOR ME. Well done, google. (... I think it has, anyway. AMERICA, I CAN'T READ YOUR MAPS.)

Ahahahaha, oh god, I don't think Britain has ENOUGH LAND FOR THAT.

I am totally going to be questioning you all the time about road tripping with dogs now. EG. would there be places to let them out for a run around? I cannot compreheeend your country's size. Here you're only ever like, an hour or two away from a town/village - especially if you take the motorway - so there are always places to stop for a spot of potential dog-walking. Also, PICNIC AREAS. More picnic areas than you can shake a stick at. (ALSO, how hard is it to find motels that allow dogs?)

[rhythmsextion]

I KIND OF WANT TO SEE YOUR MAP. ... That sounds almost dodgy. Yikes

[genarti]

Seconding all of what rhythmsextion said -- my family's done a ton of road-tripping with two dogs, although all of it on the East Coast rather than the west. You have to have dogs who are tolerant of being cooped up in a car for a long time -- and who don't get miserably car-sick -- but most dogs will be fine with that after an initial adjustment. (Usually, in my experience, they're hyper for a little while either because GOING SOMEWHERE GOING SOMEWHERE OOH OOH EXCITING!!! or because they think they're going to the kennel or the vet's office and they don't wanna