[Brooklyn]

Hi All,

I’m planning to take a road trip with my wife from Calgary to California and back likely late summer or early fall. The route is indicated on the photo. I’m thinking of driving no more than 12 hours a day, other than the Portland to SFO segment, and staying at least a night in the following cities – Kelowna, Portland, San Francisco, LA, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Somewhere in Montana, and back home. According to google maps it’ll be roughly 3600 mi (5800 km) round trip. I’ll be staying in the LA area for a few days until we make the trek back home.




Just wondering if you guys had any general thoughts on this that can maybe help me research and plan a bit better. Also some random thoughts/questions:

• Since my wife has a beginner’s experience of driving a manual transmission, and to give me a break from driving I’d like her to drive on fairly flat and less windy roads. Are there any segments of the I-5, from Washington to California specifically, that are relatively easier or harder than other parts?
• Are there any must see stops along my route that we could check out? We’ve been to Seattle and Portland but the stretch from Portland to California we haven’t seen yet.
• A couple of places I want to see while I’m down there are the sequoia national forest and the Bonneville salt flats. Any of you all been here and is it worth it?
• From Salt Lake north, I’m not sure what route to take or whether there are spots worth seeing.

Thanks for your time!

Emmanuel