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Connecting ACA Routes / TransAm to ST going through Dallas W to E

« on: January 21, 2010, 02:09:34 pm »

Planning a trip starting on TransAm W-> E about as far as Kansas.  Then I need to drop south through Dallas and will hook up with the ST to continue on to Florida. 

Any suggestions on when to break off TransAm to head south?  How to enter Dallas?  How to go south from Dallas?

Thanks for the help.

don

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Routes / Texas and Eastern 1/2 of Souther Tier in Summer?

« on: January 21, 2010, 12:29:29 pm »

I am planning a 2011 trip which will start in WA state, do the TransAm trail until about Kansas, then swing down through Texas to connect with the Southern Tier and continue on eastward until Florida.  I am a school teacher, which means I would do it June - August.  I did a TransAm summer 2008 which went from Spokane to Yorktown via sections of Northern Tier, Lewis and Clark trail, and the TransAm trail. 

Am I nuts to think about doing Texas and the eastern half of the Southern Tier in the middle of the summer?  I did well on my previous TransAm with the heat and humidity.  I am 49 and in decent shape.

Thanks for your input.  I am interested in hearing from folks that have done it and survived to tell the tale.

Don