2018, I think? It’s definitely been in the last few years.
I must have left just as the law passed. I know it was being talked about! And shit, that's 4 years ago - I can't count DAYUM.
2018, I think? It’s definitely been in the last few years.
I must have left just as the law passed. I know it was being talked about! And shit, that's 4 years ago - I can't count DAYUM.
Come on over Clemmie!
Display MoreRoad trips are legendary, from movies to TV shows, and deeply ingrained in American culture.
In fact, recent research shows that 80% of Americans are taking road trips and that more than half of Americans planning to travel in road trips are taking one that is more than 100 miles away from their home so..
Additionally, the US actually tracks this information through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. This is specifically about summer road trips. It looks like they’re in the process of updating their research, but their past research states:
Long Distance Trips are more than 50 miles from home to the furthest destination. Summer trips are not for business or commuting to and from work and begin the Thursday before Memorial Day and end the Wednesday after Labor Day.
HOW FAR WE TRAVEL
- The average summer long-distance trip is 284 miles one-way.
- More than three out of four (78 percent) summer trips are 50-249 miles in length. We also travel:
- (Totals do not add to 100 percent due to rounding.)
- Nine out of 10 summer trips (about 91 percent) are in personal vehicles — such as a car.
Again, maybe it’s just a function of where you live in America? Because road trips are less of a big deal in big states, we are more inclined to take them outside of our state, I think, not just in them. No one in Northern California thinks twice to go to Reno or Tahoe in Nevada and no one in Southern California thinks twice to go to Las Vegas in Nevada or Arizona for road trips. That can be just a weekend or even overnight or day trip! We’ll go to the Grand Canyon on a road trip. We’ll drive to Portland.
This is true for us too, but you're right, I've mostly lived on either coast in big cities of big states. I'm actually pining for another road trip. My S.O. and I did a cross country one years ago and I have such wonderful memories. He also did a tour of the Western national parks with some buddies a few years ago and that encompassed lots of states - Yosemite (California), The Grand Canyon (Nevada), Zion (Utah), Yellowstone (Idaho, Montana and Wyoming) and up to Mt Rainier (Washington). He wants to do the Appalachian Trail in the future.
This is true for us too, but you're right, I've mostly lived on either coast in big cities of big states. I'm actually pining for another road trip. My S.O. and I did a cross country one years ago and I have such wonderful memories. He also did a tour of the Western national parks with some buddies a few years ago and that encompassed lots of states - Yosemite (California), The Grand Canyon (Nevada), Zion (Utah), Yellowstone (Idaho, Montana and Wyoming) and up to Mt Rainier (Washington). He wants to do the Appalachian Trail in the future.
I’ve never done a full cross country road trip but did one to the Midwest for a wedding and it was pretty cool to go to states I never thought of going to! I was surprised how beautiful Utah was (I thought it would look like Nevada) and how amazingly beautiful New Mexico was (the sunsets there were out of this world), not to mention my surprise that Flagstaff, AZ looked like Tahoe! I also love all the neat finds and the fun highway culture (“best hand pies on I-35”, “best jerky in 75 miles”) outside of the stops I’m used to in CA.
This is true for us too, but you're right, I've mostly lived on either coast in big cities of big states. I'm actually pining for another road trip. My S.O. and I did a cross country one years ago and I have such wonderful memories. He also did a tour of the Western national parks with some buddies a few years ago and that encompassed lots of states - Yosemite (California), The Grand Canyon (Nevada), Zion (Utah), Yellowstone (Idaho, Montana and Wyoming) and up to Mt Rainier (Washington). He wants to do the Appalachian Trail in the future.
Wait, it's in Nevada? I was so sure it was in Arizona.
Wait, it's in Nevada? I was so sure it was in Arizona.
Oh shoot, I meant Arizona. They hit Vegas too right after so I jumbled them, LOL. They had a blast.
Yes. Though the only state that I have traveled to which was not for school or family-related matters is New York.
I live in CA and have slept over in Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Utah, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. I've also been to New Jersey and Virginia for day trips. There are some states which I've only had airport layovers: Colorado, Illinois, and Georgia. Germany and El Salvador are my airport layover-only countries. I have visited the neighboring countries Canada and Mexico multiple times as well.
Display MoreRoad trips are legendary, from movies to TV shows, and deeply ingrained in American culture.
In fact, recent research shows that 80% of Americans are taking road trips and that more than half of Americans planning to travel in road trips are taking one that is more than 100 miles away from their home so..
Additionally, the US actually tracks this information through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. This is specifically about summer road trips. It looks like they’re in the process of updating their research, but their past research states:
Long Distance Trips are more than 50 miles from home to the furthest destination. Summer trips are not for business or commuting to and from work and begin the Thursday before Memorial Day and end the Wednesday after Labor Day.
HOW FAR WE TRAVEL
- The average summer long-distance trip is 284 miles one-way.
- More than three out of four (78 percent) summer trips are 50-249 miles in length. We also travel:
- (Totals do not add to 100 percent due to rounding.)
- Nine out of 10 summer trips (about 91 percent) are in personal vehicles — such as a car.
Again, maybe it’s just a function of where you live in America? Because road trips are less of a big deal in big states, we are more inclined to take them outside of our state, I think, not just in them. No one in Northern California thinks twice to go to Reno or Tahoe in Nevada and no one in Southern California thinks twice to go to Las Vegas in Nevada or Arizona for road trips. That can be just a weekend or even overnight or day trip! We’ll go to the Grand Canyon on a road trip. We’ll drive to Portland.
yeah, that's strange. i don't live in a big state, btw. it's fairly average-sized along the east coast, and i've only met one person who (to my knowledge) who's been on a road trip.
I am a homebody. I just stay where I am. Haha.
i've spent most of the last few years roadtripping back and forth across the us. i've been to most of the states, except for south dakota and maybe washington. i had to take a plane to hawaii, though.
most places in the us feel really similar with not a lot of differences. arizona probably feels the most different from other places.
When I lived in the US, I had some chances to drive cross country (road-trip from east coast to west coast, up to Canada, and down to Key West) and it was so much fun and def worth it. The US is so big and each region as its own uniqueness and lots to see. Def need a good car. I still have some areas where I haven’t gone yet, but I will try to go up to a la Maine. Also spend more time in the SW since I only drove through it.
Yes. I love traveling inside the United States because I love the country's beauty. I've only been to New York and will travel to another state in December of this year.
Damn, Europe's got CITIES? Hopefully America gets some of those soon -- I can finally start travelling!
Damn, Europe's got CITIES? Hopefully America gets some of those soon -- I can finally start travelling!
The United States has had cities for a long time.
The United States has had cities for a long time.
Woosh
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