Ride across the USA

[LongRanger_imp]

yea the yellow zones are where I try and avoid freeways. Travelling just backroads thru Kansas, and Nebraska, and North and South Dakota for example can be agonizing, unless you like liking at millions of acres of sunflower fields and prairies at 35-45 mph.

I generally agree but the interstate is horribly boring in those areas too. I'd rather be in a car. One exception is the 275-mile Sand Hills Scenic Byway across western Nebraska. It really is very nice and vastly superior to droning down I-80 for hours on end. An added bonus (?) is spending ten minutes to admire the handiwork at Carhenge. It's not worth going out of your way to see, but if you're already there...