Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard

GTX JOHN · 11-19-2015, 10:55 PM

Leaving Friday to deliver car to Brainard from Vegas.

Any thoughts on route to take for best weather hauling
enclosed both ways. I am not much of a bad weather driver!

Thanks for any advise

I imagine 70 would be awful this late in year.

Dickens · 11-19-2015, 11:17 PM

John
I would not take 70

I15 North to I80 across Wyoming
Watch the weather on Interstate forecast map
Next week looks good...just cold

I take the I80 route when I go back
http://www.weather.com/maps/travel/interstate-forecast

Duane

DrJRacing · 11-19-2015, 11:58 PM

John, I do not have any recommendations outside of Minnesota other than monitor the weather closely. I live two hours south of Brainerd if you need a place to park and stay/ sleep before or after the transfer. Enjoyed your friendship and hospitality a few years back at The Strip. Sounds like you found a buyer for the Aspen wagon if I am guessing right? Didn't forget about it...just have been preoccupied. Glad to hear someone in Minnesota is getting a nice car. Let me know your plans.
Dr J

GTX JOHN · 11-20-2015, 03:57 AM

I sold Jr.'s Super Street Aspen......I am still hanging onto both Wagons for now.
O/SA went around .93 under last week (12.21)at finals in very careful mode so
I am hanging on to it.

Bill Koski · 11-20-2015, 11:26 AM

There is no halfway direct route to get there.
This time of year I'd take I-80 to Des Moines, I-35 to Minneapolis and US-169 to state 18.

Curt Rees · 11-20-2015, 11:46 AM

John,

I would take I 15 to Salt Lake, I 80 to Omaha, NE and then get on I 29 through IA and SD up to the Whapeton/Breckenridge exit in ND and then head east. A whole lot less traffic on I 29, no major cities to deal with.

#5457

Curt Rees

Tom Moock · 11-20-2015, 01:06 PM

Snowing north of Omaha today, better weather Sunday. Tom

LDFJR · 11-20-2015, 01:48 PM

We go I-40 to 54 At tucumcari then on to 35N @ wichita all the way to Minneapolis. A little less chance of weather and not so much climbing. Went 80 to Salt Lake on the way out to LV this year. Probably wont go again..The route I describes has a couple of hundred miles of 2 lane but reasonably ok.

Tom Meyer · 11-20-2015, 03:19 PM

Snowing now in northeast NE 4 to 6 hear more to the east to I29, clear tomorrow cold, nothing to much south to I 80 Should be out of here by the time you would be here. Not a bad way what Curt said SD has a 80 mph speed limit on the interstate. Update 3 pm don't come this way roads sucks. Tom

Greg Gay · 11-20-2015, 03:54 PM

John,

PC Miler for trucks runs I-15 up to Idaho Falls, then takes Route 20 to West Yellowstone, and then Rte. 191 up to Bozeman. From there I-90 East to I-94 East. I have never been on 20 or 191, but they look a bit sketchy. 1715 miles.

Greg

11-19-2015, 10:55 PM	#1
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,733 Likes: 2,799 Liked 2,483 Times in 697 Posts	Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard Leaving Friday to deliver car to Brainard from Vegas. Any thoughts on route to take for best weather hauling enclosed both ways. I am not much of a bad weather driver! Thanks for any advise I imagine 70 would be awful this late in year. __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock

11-19-2015, 11:17 PM	#2
Dickens Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: CA/Iowa Posts: 107 Likes: 71 Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard John I would not take 70 I15 North to I80 across Wyoming Watch the weather on Interstate forecast map Next week looks good...just cold I take the I80 route when I go back http://www.weather.com/maps/travel/interstate-forecast Duane

11-19-2015, 11:58 PM	#3
DrJRacing Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Zimmerman, MN Posts: 237 Likes: 30 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard John, I do not have any recommendations outside of Minnesota other than monitor the weather closely. I live two hours south of Brainerd if you need a place to park and stay/ sleep before or after the transfer. Enjoyed your friendship and hospitality a few years back at The Strip. Sounds like you found a buyer for the Aspen wagon if I am guessing right? Didn't forget about it...just have been preoccupied. Glad to hear someone in Minnesota is getting a nice car. Let me know your plans. Dr J

11-20-2015, 03:57 AM	#4
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,733 Likes: 2,799 Liked 2,483 Times in 697 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard I sold Jr.'s Super Street Aspen......I am still hanging onto both Wagons for now. O/SA went around .93 under last week (12.21)at finals in very careful mode so I am hanging on to it. __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock

11-20-2015, 11:46 AM	#6
Curt Rees Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ft. Pierre, SD Posts: 357 Likes: 415 Liked 250 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard John, I would take I 15 to Salt Lake, I 80 to Omaha, NE and then get on I 29 through IA and SD up to the Whapeton/Breckenridge exit in ND and then head east. A whole lot less traffic on I 29, no major cities to deal with. #5457 Curt Rees __________________ Curt Rees 5457 SS

11-20-2015, 11:26 AM	#5
Bill Koski Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 213 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard There is no halfway direct route to get there. This time of year I'd take I-80 to Des Moines, I-35 to Minneapolis and US-169 to state 18.

11-20-2015, 01:06 PM	#7
Tom Moock Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 801 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard Snowing north of Omaha today, better weather Sunday. Tom __________________ Tom Moock 5704 STK

11-20-2015, 01:48 PM	#8
LDFJR Junior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 17 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard We go I-40 to 54 At tucumcari then on to 35N @ wichita all the way to Minneapolis. A little less chance of weather and not so much climbing. Went 80 to Salt Lake on the way out to LV this year. Probably wont go again..The route I describes has a couple of hundred miles of 2 lane but reasonably ok.

11-20-2015, 03:19 PM	#9
Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 936 Likes: 78 Liked 354 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard Snowing now in northeast NE 4 to 6 hear more to the east to I29, clear tomorrow cold, nothing to much south to I 80 Should be out of here by the time you would be here. Not a bad way what Curt said SD has a 80 mph speed limit on the interstate. Update 3 pm don't come this way roads sucks. Tom __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ??? Last edited by Tom Meyer; 11-20-2015 at 04:48 PM.

11-20-2015, 03:54 PM	#10
Greg Gay Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 385 Likes: 21 Liked 283 Times in 70 Posts	Re: Advice on Travel Vegas to Brainard John, PC Miler for trucks runs I-15 up to Idaho Falls, then takes Route 20 to West Yellowstone, and then Rte. 191 up to Bozeman. From there I-90 East to I-94 East. I have never been on 20 or 191, but they look a bit sketchy. 1715 miles. Greg