[MR] OT - Gulf Wars drive

[Dave Montuori]

Scripsit Ysar:
>   Never having driven to Gulf Wars from the northern Virginia area, 
> what is the better route to take?  Is weather or weight of load major 
> factors?  I will not be towing a trailer but I do have four wheel drive 
> and a car top carrier. 

Personally I favor the Crescent Trail route parallelling US-11: make your 
best way to I-81, I-81 south into Tennessee, get on I-40 west where I-81 
ends, after Knoxville take I-75 south. At Chattanooga get on I-24 west, 
then where it ducks into Georgia get on I-59 south and take that all the 
way to the site.

The major alternative seems to be I-95 south to Petersburg, then I-85 
south to Atlanta, then I-20 west to Birmingham (where I-59 merges in) and 
on to Meridian MS, then I-59 south to the site.

The Crescent route appears to have less traffic. Neither weight nor load 
should be a major issue on either route. Should there be wintry weather, 
the Crescent route would probably be affected more than the I-85 route.

Evan
who's not going to Gulf Wars this year but hopes to get back there Real 
Soon ('cos I had a good time there!)