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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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[graymary]

With two drivers and a casual/quick drive, I'd say either 8-10 hours by switching drivers every four or five. I generally can make a 6 hour drive with no stops, no problem, so if you're used to driving without resting shifts can be that long!

This trip would be at least two nights at a hotel unless you switched off drivers while one slept, which means you're in a big ole hurry. It's possible!

So, break down: 6-8 hour shifts per person, night of rest, repeat until you're there. Or, um, something.

I'd use MapQuest, because GoogleMaps sometimes fudges things. Traffic is usually relegated to larger cities and arteries therein around morning rush hour and work rush hour, depending on how major your cities are and how badly the roads suck.

And it isn't taking place in England because Dean would have to get on a plane.

[shoiryu]

Ahaha thanks for totally answering before me, BITCH.

[graymary]

I HATE BEING STUCK IN A CAR FOR MILLIONS OF HOURS WITH YOU >:(

[shoiryu]

WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH FOGHAT

[shoiryu]

IT WOULD DEPEND ON HOW RAGINGLY HARDCORE YOU ARE HONESTLY. I love to drive and I do a lot of cross-state driving (friends living several states away that I see a lot) and I'm pretty worn out after about seven-eight hours straight. I can go longer, and honestly it's easier to drive highways super late at night IMO because things get very quiet and uncrowded and so on. Pretty much eeeeverywhere you've got to watch out for crossing deer, possums, and raccoons, though. I have a friend who wrecked her car on a guardrail thanks to a possum at like midnight. So basically, it depends on how awake you are/how long you can stand to sit in one place. I, personally, would stop and motel it up or whatever every 6-8 hours

[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?)

[out_0f_habit]

Bahaha, okay I COMPLETELY MISREAD THIS. I thought YOU were road tripping.

So basically I second everything everyone else has said. Jared and Jensen seems like they'd be used to long drives by now.

ISSUE WITH THE DOGS: If this is happening in summer it'll be hot. And dogs cannot be left in a car alone when it's hot or someone will call the police or something. So having dogs makes stopping for coffee/food/anything kind of difficult. (I was supposed to drive cross-country this August but couldn't because of the dog issue.)

[wanttobeatree]

Ahahahaha, well I do have plans to road trip cross America ONE DAY, so the info is still valid!

Huh, a lot of service stations here (idk if there's an American equivalent... like, rest stop? A place with a car park and some cafes and toilets and stuff, at regular intervals on the motorway) will put out bowls of water for dogs in the summer or have places where you can tie them up when you nip inside. Does that not happen in the States?

[out_0f_habit]

I don't know-- I've never heard of it, though I've never actually road-tripped with a dog, and I usually don't stop at rest stops. Maybe that's just me, but here on the highway there will be signs that say like "Exit 36" and then have pictures-- like the McDonald's logo, Dunkin' Donuts, and other fast food type places. And then you just take that exit and all those places will be right around there. I don't know why, but I've always thought rest stops here were more for like the quick stop-- I don't know if they offer food. I think they have bathrooms. Most people I know just look at the signs on the highway (of which there are MANY... most exits have them), and just pull off there.

Sorry for such a long winded response!

[midnightglass]

WHY CAN'T CASTIEL JUST TELEPORT HIM

HAVE I GOT THE WRONG END OF THE STICK

[wanttobeatree]

IT'S JENSEN, NOT DEAN, ALAS. I just want the Winchesters to be in England because then JARED AND JENSEN WOULD BE ENGLISH AND LIVE THERE TOO AND NOT HAVE TO DRIVE HUGE DISTANCES TO GET THINGS DONE.

[ibroketuesday]

So why can't MISHA just teleport him?

[midnightglass]

EXACTLY