Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Well folks the date is rapidly approaching as we get closer to the crossroads of America gathering. We’re planning to stop overnight at the Hayti / Portageville KOA in Portageville, Missouri along Interstate 55 then push the rest of the way to arrive at the campgrounds on Thursday. I guess it time to start planning on the caravan. What are the routes that some of you are going to take

What's your route to Portageville? I'll be leaving So. AR Wed morning and traveling thru Little Rock and then up US 67 towards that area. Not really wanting to take I40 to W Memphis and then I55 up. I just saw the I40 route Monday.

mechmagcn wrote:What's your route to Portageville? I'll be leaving So. AR Wed morning and traveling thru Little Rock and then up US 67 towards that area. Not really wanting to take I40 to W Memphis and then I55 up. I just saw the I40 route Monday.

I'll be following I40 till I get to W. Memphis then head north on Interstate 55 until it joins interstate 57. My plan is to follow I 57 until it hits I 70 and follow to Terre Haute. Then it's Just a short Jump to Spencer. The stop at Portageville is about halfway for us

We will be traveling I 24 down to I 69 and down. Or I 75 to I 70 and over probably the latter. Times are with in minutes and with construction on 24...

BTW - this is a good time for a reminder to check/repack them wheel bearings before ya' head out

I'll be stopping in Ohio Wed night then heading down 71 to 70.

We will be traveling Rt-6 across to Ft Wayne I-69 and down. To I-70 and over.Thursday morning 4hrs 30 min drive time.

There was alot of construction on 24 between Defiance and Paulding. Were skipin it.

Okay .... NOW I'm jealous that I'm not going ..... There's gonna be some people from this forum that I would never get a chance to camp with again ??? It's a long drive and the vacation days are work are already blacked out ! rats!!!

<cough, cough> sniff.... umfh might feel a cold comin on .... teehee

Safe travels ever'body

Jewel

starleen2 wrote:

mechmagcn wrote:What's your route to Portageville? I'll be leaving So. AR Wed morning and traveling thru Little Rock and then up US 67 towards that area. Not really wanting to take I40 to W Memphis and then I55 up. I just saw the I40 route Monday.

I'll be following I40 till I get to W. Memphis then head north on Interstate 55 until it joins interstate 57. My plan is to follow I 57 until it hits I 70 and follow to Terre Haute. Then it's Just a short Jump to Spencer. The stop at Portageville is about halfway for us

Scott, we'll be on I-70 the whole way from Topeka but we MAY hook up with you at Effingham, Illinois where I-70/I-57 meet up but I'm not making any promises. Our stop over is going to be about 20 miles outside of St. Louis in Illinois at a rest area. We'll see.....

Jeff

Teresa checks oklahomajewel temp... yesppers you sure feel warm to me... better call in and come camping with us..I'm sure it will make ya feel better..lol, sorry you wont be able to come..

starleen2 we have family who lives in OK. right outside Fort Smith and we always go that route..Its about a 12 hrs from Fort Smith. We always stop at Portageville too.Not much there..oh and watch your speed just as you enter IL. John got a ticket there a few yes ago ..lol and it seems to take forever to get to 70 on 57..but very nice Roads and two nice rest areas along the way.

We live just outside of Terra haute so we dont have to far to go . Maybe 30 to 45 min drive if that far.?..
Hope you all have a safe trip! see you all there!

The journey begins - TODAY - Tuesday - for us. Hope to see you guys out on the road and if you see the green Lantern on the side of the road - stop by. Time to give the tires a last check on air pressure - a once over with the lights. . then ready, set. . .go!

three teardrops leaving staunton il friday morning hooking up with a missouri teardrop at the first rest area on I 70 . about a 4 hr drive from there. roger

We may hit I-70 east of Effingham around 1:30 p.m. Friday, but my guess is we'll go east on IL 50 and take Indiana 67 up to Spencer.

A litte late to be asking, but anyone have college-age kids coming along? My daugther is afraid she'll be the only 21-year-old.

LOL...our 20 yo daughter is home for the week and wants to come also but we don't have a way to get her back home after as we are moving on east, north, south after the gathering....as you can see not sure what direction as of yet....

tjx wrote:LOL...our 20 yo daughter is home for the week and wants to come also but we don't have a way to get her back home after as we are moving on east, north, south after the gathering....as you can see not sure what direction as of yet....

Put her on an AmTrak. We've had to do that more than once.