With the weather the country has been having it should be an interesting trip. Be safe.

 

I am planning on getting chains just in case. Also will be taking the 4X4. This is one reason I have not told mom.

 

Just got back from Ten Bears on Sunday night. 18 hours round trip with a 4 year old that I am honored to call my son. 18 hours and the only complaint I got was when we were about 45 mins from home and he just said that it was a very long trip just to get a dog!

Have fun, enjoy the ride and I hope you have memories of the trip for years to come.

 

You will be on I 80 a long time, but remember the mid west is much better in the spring.

Drive safe

Mike

 

Congrats on the pup. Tell Anne Sean says hello and Estes is doing great!!

 

it's cold bring warm clothes.do you have any?

 

Throw the chains away unless you use them for weight--Interstates should be OK but if closed that's what it means--believe weather you see not what TV tells you-It's cold by some standards but OK for us- about 20 at 6am today and will get to 30 or so and sunny. I live about 10 MI from Exit 25 on I-90 in Wisc. if you get in a bind PM me or pm for my #

 

If you go the southern route I-40 to Oklahoma City and up I-44 to I-55 you will have less trouble and almost interstate all the way. I've made that trip in winter straight through from San Diego to Wisconsin and that's what was advised. I would not take I-70 or I-80. We did that trip in one shot.

 

Have a great time! I love road trips, especially when they are dog related. Drive safe, oh and on the chains, here if the roads are bad you HAVE to have them in the vehicle wether you use them or not, even on 4WDs.

 

ya you guys worry too much about weather- i have done solo trips from Wisc/MT etc to Fairbanks about 18 times and in every mos of the year- including several in Feb and 5 or so in Dec. have good tires- and drive smart.

 

Hey, this is a California boy, he will be lucky to make it over the Grapevine (I'm a Ex California Native, my first winter in Missouri was like I was in Antarctica).
Drive safe and have a great trip (best advise posted, bring warm clothes).

 

i live about 20mi away from anne if you run into any problems pm me and i'll see what.good luck

 

Thanks to everyone, retriever folk are the best.

 

I-70 and I-80 are both horrid compared to I-40...if your 4x4 rides like mine take I-40!

I have many-a-mile logged on all 3 in the saddle on my scooter...

 

California boy is right, when I hear snow on the grapevine, I tend to stay home. I do have warm clothes for hunting so I will be prepared. Hopefully the weather improves a bit, will not be leaving until March 10th. Good stuff.

 

Also thanks for the I-40 tip, mapquest shows the other route.

 

Go the southern route, when I lived in Modesto the Sierra Mountains / California were the only place / state where tire chains were required and legal. Not sure nowadays. You won't need them. Warm clothes are the fashion in Peoria now. Who has pups in Peoria?

 

Tenbearslab, a Tick pup, or should I say pups. They are near Peoria.

 

I live in central IL, the weather here is fine. There was actually more snow around St Louis than there is around Peoria. Neither has a lot so the roads won't be a big deal, therefore plan your route based on how many Cabellas stores can you pass through on way.

Mike and Anne have really good dogs, I'm sure you are getting a really sound, well bred dog that you will enjoy for a long time.

 

Nothing wrong with I80........ ---

Been on all of them......

I don't like I70......

The spring migration is "ONE" -- here -- more ducks/geese than you shake a stick at - the snows are just starting to show up - the cranes are right behind them.....

 

Trip starts tomorrow, I will update if anything interesting happens.

 

Drive safe Clint.

 

Road trip was a success. Left home @ 6:40 pm on Tuesday from Bakersfield and arrived in St. Louis 29 hours later. We spent the day Thursday in St. Louis at the Arch, Busch Stadium and then took a tour the the Bud Factory. We met Anne at 6:30 pm Thursday evening and picked two pups, then left for home. We arrived home at Midnight on Friday. Hopefully the link below works for the pics. If not copy and paste in your browser.

http://picasaweb.google.com/mckamie/RoadTrip?authkey=Gv1sRgCMqI2ZXPx76KNA&feat=email#

 

We came home with two great pups, Bella and Copper.

See pictures of the trip above.

 

little bump, pictures two posts up, just in case anyone missed them.

 

now thats a road trip....very excellent...didnt know you were getting two...Congrats

 

My brother got a female and I got a male, the first two nights were H E double hockey sticks with one, it would be hard with two.