I picked Richmond Va as a starting point for me but I'm going to try to be flexible in this...I've got a few days of vacation time to play with.
 

Route 1:

 Richmond Va -> D.C. -> Penn Tpk -> Cleveland Oh -> South Bend In -> Joliet Il -> Davenport Il -> Omaha Neb -> Lincoln Neb -> Salt Lake City Ut -> Reno/Carson City Nv

Possible short stops:

 Cleveland - Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
 South Bend - Notre Dame

Route  2:

 Richmond Va -> I64 -> St Louis Mo -> Kansas City Mo -> Denver Co -> Salt Lake City Ut -> Reno Carson City Nv

 Possible Short stops:

 St Louis - The Arch and Anheuser Busch; Busch Stadium
 
Route 3:

 Richmond Va -> I64 -> St Louis Mo -> Joplin Mo -> Alburquerque NM -> Flagstaff AZ -> Las Vegas Nv -> State Route 95 -> Reno/Carson City Nv

Route number 3 offers the Chance to get on the side roads of the Old Rt 66, but will take a lot longer.

Possible short stops:

 Las Vegas - 'nuff said , it's Vegas Baby !
 Hoover Dam !
 

Route 4

Richmond Va -> Roanoke Va -> Knoxville Tn -> Nashville Tn -> (Possible side trip to Bowling Green) -> St Louis -> and then any of the above options past St Louis.


JimG2006-11-20 01:59:21

BTW, if you don't like any of these ideas, post your idea and why...we have lot's of time to decide what we want to do.

I voted for 3 just because I want to do a small section of Rt 66. But I could do that on the way home too. Just let me know where and when to meet up with you folks.

Any Idea of total(round trip) milage. Stingraybs

whoops! Milage for Route #1

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2775 Miles  

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[QUOTE=STINGRAYBS]whoops! Milage for Route #1[/QUOTE]2775 Miles   [/QUOTE]

That would be one-way.
5550 round trip.
Plus site-seeing, side trips, and mountain cruises when we get there. Figure 6K total. Hope gas is less than $3/gal.

I don't think all the east coast drivers have voted yet.

Me either...

I voted for #1. Straight out Rt 80. We can pick up a lot of people along the way, hopfully. If I had more time I might go for a different route but I think the most direct is best.