Where did you run into a spot that called for 1.5 hours in second gear
on 81?  There are only a couple of spots in Virginia where 81 gets
steep, but it's only for about a half mile or so.  The main reason I
would choose to avoid 81 would be the number of tractor-trailers on it.

Whenever I come back to Virginia from Rochester, I take 15 down to
Harrisburg, PA, then 81 down to where I pick up 64 in Staunton, VA.  The
hills I run into are on 15; the rough roads are in NY.

Going down to the Keys, I'd take 95.
Marc Perdue

Myers, Thomas A wrote:

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>I  was on the 81 Virginia/NC route last week and made the note to avoid it with my westy.
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>[ 1.5 hours uphill in 2nd gear....does not sound tempting. ] A fellow listee
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>let me know that 95 is flatter but has alot of traffic. [ far out of your way however..]
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>What are your thoughts your former route on 79 / 77?  Does anyone have a preferred
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>route for the east coast?  I will be headed to Florida Keys  next Christmas in the Westy
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>[woo! woo! ] and would be interested in additional input on Eastern seaboard travelling.
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>Tom
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