# I'm moving to the west coast **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232 "2003-04-22T03:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whatmove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecc23a/32.png) [@whatmove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatmove)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/1 "2003-04-22T03:38:57Z")
If everything goes according to plan, a friend and I will be jumping in a car one month from now to move from Vermont to Bellingham, WA. I tried to leave VT last fall for NYC but I forgot to bring enough money. This time I think I’ll be a bit more prepared. I haven’t visited Washington state but I’ve heard great things and the pictures look nice. I’m really looking forward to the trip; we’ll weave around the U.S. and stop for whatever catches our eye, camping when we can and sleeping in the car when we can’t. Any attractions we’d be foolish to miss along the way? -wm ---
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/2 "2003-04-22T03:47:23Z")
Wow! I have no idea what you should see along the way, but I’m insanely jealous. . . have a blast and good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/3 "2003-04-22T06:48:11Z")
And you plan to travel along which route(s)? You have literally the entire friggin’ country in between and you want a list of attractions? Ah, before you go, get a map to start and read it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/4 "2003-04-22T06:59:45Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by whatmove \* > \*\* Any attractions we’d be foolish to miss along the way?_\* Well, there’s Glacier National Park and Yellowstone! You’re gonna love the state of WA! Hope your trip materializes. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/5 "2003-04-22T07:03:07Z")
Also – you can order free U.S. maps online, like: > **[Home](https://www.byways.org/)** > > Exploring Our Nation's Scenic Byways Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. -John Muir > > We live in an amazing land - one that has Bon voyage! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/6 "2003-04-22T13:17:09Z")
NYC, DisneyWorld, The Grand Canyon, the La Brea Tar Pits, and the Mystery Spot. Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/7 "2003-04-22T15:36:12Z")
If you are driving the I-80 route, don’t miss Lake Tahoe. It’s a bit of a detour from the interstate, but it’s spectacular. Then you can head down the hill, hit Sacramento (lots to see and do) and take I-5 north to Washington. Outside of Redding, check out Mt. Shasta if you have time. Sounds like a great adventure. Wear your seat belts! ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/8 "2003-04-22T17:17:58Z")
Don’t take I-80. Do yourself a favor. Do not. Unless time/speed is of the essence, go any way but I-80. Though the part in the Sierras was pretty. But no. I don’t even think that was worth driving I-80 from start to finish. ::shudder:: ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-the-west-coast/170232/9 "2003-04-22T17:23:01Z")
DO, however, see Lake Tahoe. DO. That is a big huge DO. Sorry. Didn’t mean to imply that you shouldn’t, merely that you should not take I-80 to do so. 😉