<VV> Re: atlanta to buffalo????

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

Depends what your definition of a mountain is.  I live at 7400' and I'm on 
the prairie.  The view out my window is of a mountain.  Pikes Peak which is 
over 14,000'.  I just scoped out my trip on MapQuest 1,555.69 miles.  23 
hrs 58 minutes which in the future, I'll just round off to 24 hours.  I'm 
on sabbatical this  summer and I'm hope to combine the convention with some 
genealogy research in Montana, North Dakota, Massachusetts and Quebec along 
the way, so I probably will be going north from here and then across the 
country just below the Canadian border.  It's all down hill from here.

Dennis

At 07:57 PM 1/15/2006, Jeff Clark wrote:
>I don't see how you can avoid any mountainous driving,
>but I would steer clear of I-65.  That seems to be the
>main "18-wheeler" route for the East, and I'd rather
>deal with mountains than be stuck in amongst a bunch
>of huge trucks while towing your "precious cargo."
>How did Mapquest route you: I-75 to I-90?  I'd also
>consider I-85 to I-26 near Spartanburg, SC, then north
>to I-81 to I-77 to Cleveland, then I-90 into Buffalo.
>You could also branch off I-77 and pick up I-79 in
>Charleston, WV, thru Pittsburgh, then pickup I-90 at
>Erie.  That second alternative is a little more
>direct, but also more mountainous.
>
>Jeff Clark, Treasurer
>2006 Convention Committee