Planning a road trip from kansas to california and back?
I'm travelling from wichita ks through the lower states down I-40 to san Diego with plans to stop at four corners then the grand canyon then into cali then returning home with a planned route through las vegas, salt lake city UT, yellowstone park in WY then through denver back to kansas. I'm curious as to about how much it'd cost to make the trip plus have extra cash for misc fun/sightseeing, motel fees, toll roads, and for emergencies. I've travelled a little but never a trip this long. I've rough estimated my vehicle at around 15-20 mpg or a little more on the highway given the driving/weather conditions, driving speed, and road conditions like slopes etc. Rough estimated the trip to be around 4,000 miles. Just want to make sure I'm gonna have enough to take the trip and have fun along the way.
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Answer 1 :
= Drive a stretch of Rt 66. Check out some of the volcanoes in New Mexico. (See one below). BTW. Do you know how the Grand Canyon was formed? No, it wasn't erosion by the Colorado River. Someone put up a sign that said, "Future Site of the Grand Canyon". Then tourists took home rocks as souvenirs. BTW 2. Bring a panaramic camera if you can find one. They produce pictures that are several times wider than a normal camera, but normal height. Normal pictures just don't do the scenery justice.
Answer 2 :
So if your vehicle gets 20 mpg and you're planning on traveling roughly 4,000 miles you'll need about 200 gallons of gas. (Basic rule for this sort of thing is to divide miles to be driven by vehicle mpg to find amount of gas needed, then multiply by the cost of gas.) I'm not really sure of what gas costs outside of CA at the moment, but around here cheap unleaded is running $4/gallon. Hotel prices can vary widely depending on where you are, of course (and the amount you pay also depends on how long the trip takes), but check out priceline.com or a similar site to get a sense for prices in various places. Hostelworld.com and/or hostelbookers.com allow you to book beds in hostels in lots of places, and that can save you some money in major cities. You won't run into many tolls in CA, and (aside from some bridges) you don't have to take toll roads.
Answer 3 :
That trip sounds fine but if I lived in KS and wanted to take a road trip into California I take US50 into northern CA then Make my way over to the Coast and go south on I-5 to SD just an idea
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