Malcolm wrote: >> USA travel hint #2: avoid all Interstate highways, take the smallest roads on the map, even Texas or Kansas can be interesting if one goes slowly and takes back roads, and takes an 'Americana' approach/appreciation to the mundane.
I'll concur with Malcolm here in suggesting Westy travelers stick to the "road less traveled by", (and not just because we're perhaps the slowest thing on the highway). In addition to the ability to go at your own pace, such roads also generally offer superior scenery, fewer national-chain restaurants and more mom-and-pop establishments, and a more 'real' travel experience. In the course of our Westy trip from southern Wisconsin to Glacier National Park last fall <http://www.vanthology.com/1Layout/Journeys/Glacier/Glacier1.html> we covered over 3800 miles, and I am happy to say that only 9.7 of those were on Interstate pavement. All the rest was on everything from transcontinental US Route highways to smaller county roads to narrow double-track dirt or gravel. From previous experience I can say that we saw and experienced things seldom found on the Great American superslab. Have a great trip. Jeffrey Earl 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi" http://www.vanthology.com/ "OK, I'll leave it at that since I've already gone on for far too long about something I don't know a whole lot about ..."
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