About a month or two later after my other road trip in 2021, I took another trip which was even longer.

First I drove east on I-40 all of the way to its eastern end in Wilmington, North Carolina. Then I drove west from Wilmington on US 74/76 and then US 76 and US 301 to Florence, South Carolina. In Florence, I found the eastern end of I-20 and I got on this highway to drive all of the way westward to I-20’s western end in west Texas.

However, while I was driving across Texas, I did take a detour south on I-35 for a brief visit with my two sisters. One sister lives in Austin and the other sister lives in San Antonio.

When I got to the western end of I-20 where it merges with I-10, I then continued west on I-10 to Las Cruces, New Mexico where I turned right so I could drive north on I-25. I drove north on I-25 all of the way to its northern end near Buffalo, Wyoming where I-25 merges with I-90. I then drove north on I-90 all of the way to Billings, Montana.

After I spent the night in Billings, I drove east on I-94 all of the way to its junction with I-25 in Fargo, North Dakota. In Fargo, I turned left so I could drive north on I-25 all of the way to its northern end at the Canadian border near Pembina, North Dakota. When I reached the Canadian border, I turned around and drove south on I-29 all of the way to its southern terminus in Kansas City, Missouri.

I drove through Kansas City on I-29 and then US 71 until I reached the northern end of I-49. I then continued south on I-49 until I reached its junction with I-40 near Alma, Arkansas. Then I turned east on I-40 to finish my trip.

I did this trip because I wanted to travel and I had the time off from work and I could afford to take a trip like this. What is important to me is that I visited five states–Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, North Carolina, and South Carolina–which I have never visited before. Also, now I can truthfully say that I have driven on every inch of I-40, I-20, I-25, I-29, and I-49 as well.

I did get to see a lot of interesting scenery which I could not have seen if I had flown in an airplane. The most difficult part of this trip was driving on I-40 as it went through the mountains in the western part of North Carolina.