Well, my major road trip for 2020 has been set. We're not going west, but instead east, to DC. This is a trip I've dreamed of doing forever (not entirely for the destination itself, but because I would see several states and cities that I haven't before.) It's roughly 13.5 hours (14.5 factoring in the time zones

). However, it will most likely take longer than that because of the possibility of heavy traffic in Chicago, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh, among other places. So it will probably be a two-day drive each way. Absolutely nothing has been planned yet, but I predict it will look something like this:
- I-39/90 S/E into Illinois, and then the Tri-State around Chicagoland. I would like to go through downtown but it's just too impractical.
- The Indiana Toll Road and Ohio Turnpike. I have low expectations for these roads, but I have a feeling I will still be let down.

- The Fort Pitt Tunnel. Bucket list item for me, even if it adds some drive time.
- Breezewood (yay?)
- I-70 through Maryland and then I-270 into the capital region. I expect bad traffic.
I stand to pick up more new states than I ever have in one trip before.
- Indiana
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Maryland
- Virginia
- Probably West Virginia, though it would require a small detour.
I can't wait for this trip.
