Starting cross country trip into bad weather...should I wait?
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Starting cross country trip into bad weather...should I wait?
I am supposed to start a cross country trip from SC to Seattle Friday, but the weather is supposed to be horrible in SC until Monday, Tail of the Dragon (1st night stop) until Tuesday and then it's supposed to rain in Nashville (Sat-Tues nights) until Monday also. I'd normally say "I'm young stupid and am going ahead," but may wait. First off, I have 4 wks to get to Seattle. Shaving that 3 days off the start wouldn't be detrimental. Secondly, I plan to camp most nights. I don't want my gear to get wet first night and start the trip on a bad note. I understand it's inevitable for me to have to drive through some storms along the way, but if I can drive around them I sure will try. My biggest issue is with these scattered thunderstorm it's almost always around 50% chance to rain so do you wait or just drive through an hr here and there and stop when you find shelter. What would you do if you were in my situation?
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If you have that much time and it won't be detrimental I would lean towards waiting out the known drenching you are going to get. You will get plenty of weather between SC and Seattle to make the trip memorable. That said when your mentally ready to go it is hard to wait. If you can't wait use a plan B and instead of a set first night goal just plan on going as far as you can based on the conditions. No pressure but you are still in the saddle. Be young and reckless while you are!!!( You will be older and safer soon enough, but don't be stupid!)Post some highlights along the way.
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