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I'm sorry. I'm not sure what'll be worse, driving across Nebraska or Iowa...

Actually southern Iowa isn't horrible. North of Des Moines sucks.
I’ve done both. Neither are exciting. But the reason for the trip is. Taking my AMC 401 to Kenosha, the headquarters of AMC. It’s going to its birthplace, to be machined/reborn.
Having driven across both of those states more times than I can count, I can firmly say that I10 across Texas is infinitely worse than both of those combined!! OMG
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Having driven across both of those states more times than I can count, I can firmly say that I10 across Texas is infinitely worse than both of those combined!! OMG
💯 I couldn’t agree more. I hate driving in Tx.
 

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Having driven across both of those states more times than I can count, I can firmly say that I10 across Texas is infinitely worse than both of those combined!! OMG
I have nightmares about “taking the left turn” in Florida. You just die inside a little each time.
 

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I have nightmares about “taking the left turn” in Florida. You just die inside a little each time.
Preach!! North on 75, left turn at Lake City and then die a little inside.
 

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It’s just nasty.
After I retired and my folks got too old to drive safely, I had to make that drive twice a year from Napa, CA to Lakeland, FL so they could be snowbirds. Gave me PTSD
 

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Yeah... thats next... enough towing and u feel it!
 

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After I retired and my folks got too old to drive safely, I had to make that drive twice a year from Napa, CA to Lakeland, FL so they could be snowbirds. Gave me PTSD
Twice per year?! That’s just shitty.
 

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Theres really only one good way to get anywhere from MN, and thats across northern Wiscy and the Upper Peninsula. Only downside is thats heading east, and IMO east sucks in general. Too many people out that ways.

Heading west you gotta get across the Dakotas and eastern Montana.
Heading SW you've got SoDak and/or Nebraska.
Heading south you've got Iowa (and Iowegian drivers).
Wisconsin isn't horrible except it leads to Illinois. Gross.
 

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Twice per year?! That’s just shitty.
They had a cat that couldn’t fly and they were just the worst drivers. They finally sold their house in FL last year and I’ve now been reprieved. LOL
 

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After I retired and my folks got too old to drive safely, I had to make that drive twice a year from Napa, CA to Lakeland, FL so they could be snowbirds. Gave me PTSD
I was in the St. Petersburg, FL area for 19+ years. So it was mostly the trips for moving to CO. But I’ve done it twice in the JT as well since then. Because I’m an idiot.
 

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Theres really only one good way to get anywhere from MN, and thats across northern Wiscy and the Upper Peninsula. Only downside is thats heading east, and IMO east sucks in general. Too many people out that ways.

Heading west you gotta get across the Dakotas and eastern Montana.
Heading SW you've got SoDak and/or Nebraska.
Heading south you've got Iowa (and Iowegian drivers).
Wisconsin isn't horrible except it leads to Illinois. Gross.
I really love that cheese though. But I’m a native of Osh-Vegas.
 

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I really love that cheese though. But I’m a native of Osh-Vegas.
Good peeps in Osh. We had a plant there and I’d go there a couple times a year. I just can’t do the cheese curds. Curd. Just sounds wrong. Lol
 

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Good peeps in Osh. We had a plant there and I’d go there a couple times a year. I just can’t do the cheese curds. Curd. Just sounds wrong. Lol
You’re doing it wrong. Curds are the best. I’m definitely bringing some home. If cheese squeaks, it’s perfect.

Science.
 

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I'm sorry. I'm not sure what'll be worse, driving across Nebraska or Iowa...

Actually southern Iowa isn't horrible. North of Des Moines sucks.
Trust me, KS and NE are worse - Most of Iowa is not flat unless you get up to the areas where the glaciers smoothed things out. It's hilly here and far worse to the south of us or east of DSM on I80. Truckers hate that stretch. We have some nice roller-coaster hills here where teens taking them too fast went air-born - and died over it. Decorah is massive hills and steep bluffs.
Goodell and Belmond - it's so flat field tile won't drain, there's 0 pitch to the fields. You'll never see waterways or washouts. Water won't run.


I’m driving through Iowa next week….
Which part - I80 or I35? What in the world do you do that takes you through Iowa?
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