Driving 18 hours to northern Michigan for Christmas

[SCP]

With the wife, our 3 year old and our 8 year old. Flying is almost impossible because of the connections so I'm going Family Truxter/National Lampoon style. I have done it twice before and by the time I arrive I feel like Louis & Clark. So, while you are chilling on your couch this weekend, I'll be paying tolls through West Virginia and Ohio, stopping in Toledo to poop, and hauling some serious ass up to ski and see the in-laws. This is how you build a strong family folks, by making your kids play license plate bingo, Punch buggy, and I Spy. Americana!

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[Kettle]

only read the title and have to say, HAHA!!

[Mrs Pantherfan]

wow...you have fun with that

[davos]

Are you staying at the UP?

I did a northern Wisconsin trip with my family at least once a year growing up. My family has a lake house about an hour south of Superior/Ashland. I fly there now to meet everybody.

Fuggin love it up there...but not in the winter haha

At least the snowmobiling is awesome.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Melatonin in their juice boxes.

[SCP]

Are you staying at the UP?

I did a northern Wisconsin trip with my family at least once a year growing up. My family has a lake house about an hour south of Superior/Ashland. I fly there now to meet everybody.

Fuggin love it up there...but not in the winter haha

At least the snowmobiling is awesome.

Just south in Gaylord/Tree Tops

[Crixtala]

have fun brother

i love trips like that (although we don't have kids in the equation yet). the wife and i did a trip to maine at the end of october. only stopped for three hours on the way up and didn't stop at all on the way back. good times

[Happy Panther]

Anything over around 7 hours and I start getting angry

[Scrumtrilescent]

have fun brother

i love trips like that (although we don't have kids in the equation yet). the wife and i did a trip to maine at the end of october. only stopped for three hours on the way up and didn't stop at all on the way back. good times

Post kids, even if the kids aren't with you, those trips have stops every 2 to 3 hours. Enjoy it while it lasts.

[Crixtala]

Post kids, even if the kids aren't with you, those trips have stops every 2 to 3 hours. Enjoy it while it lasts.

i've gotten a glimpse into this world having my FIL on some trips... he destroyed his knee a while back in a motorcycle accident and has to get out every hour or two to stretch out. makes the driving itself more tedious, but i still love the road. i have trucker blood in me

[Scrumtrilescent]

I'd go nonstop, but other bladders aren't as road hardy.

Wait.

[Panthro]

It's not about the destination but the journey....and the rest stop glory holes

[Brooklyn Bully]

Hope you miss most of that winter storm. That could slow the trip.

As for long rides, I did a five-week road trip around the USA three summers ago. Best time of my life. But some days I'd drive 9-12 hours to get to the next destination. Brutal after the third week.