The Adventures Of Driving With Mapsco Maps

By Marci Glover


The fastest, and probably the cheapest way, to get from Chico, California, to Temple in Texas is to fly. This is not necessarily the most pleasant journey. For one thing, it takes seven hours and may include at least one, possibly, two or even more connections. Moving a family of four people, never mind the pets, will cost around $1,500 or even more. Consider making the journey by car using Mapsco Maps.

Driving from, for example, San Jose, California, to San Antonio, Texas takes around 25 hours, depending on which way you go. The distance is roughly 1,500 miles or so. Using this mode of transport, you are your own boss. You set your own pace, stop when and where you like and get to see two states up close, Arizona and New Mexico, that you would otherwise completely miss if you were on an airplane.

Taking the southern route, you drive south to Los Angeles and hug the Mexican border as best you can until you touch the border at Ciudad Juarez. From there, cut across the state, passing north of San Antonio, until you reach your destination in Temple, Texas. On the other hand, giving Juarez a wide berth might be a good idea. The city is notorious for female homicides.

The northern route involves turning east when you reach the junction of California with Nevada and Arizona. This way, you are driving through the northern halves of Arizona and New Mexico, a comfortable distance from the Mexican border. Proceed diagonally from the Texas panhandle until you reach your destination in San Antonio, Houston or wherever. Another option is to cross the panhandle then turn south to Dallas.

The 25 hours' of estimated travel time excludes any stops you may care to make for sightseeing, meals, overnight stops or comfort breaks. If your car is full of none other than able-bodied adults, you will make a lot better time than if you have kids, pets and/or grandparents. Whoever is with you, make sure you take 15 minutes out of every two hours to get out of the car and stretch your legs. Avoid driving altogether if you are at all sleepy or hypnotized by the monotony of the highway.

If you are the only driver, you will take longer to get there than if you have someone with whom you can drive in shifts. You want to take your time and enjoy the journey, anyway. This isn't a race.

It is also worth bearing in mind that, especially if this is your first time driving this journey, whichever route you choose, the roads are going to be unfamiliar to you. For this reason, you will undoubtedly want to limit the hours spent driving in darkness. On the other hand, if the weather is hot, you will want to spent most of your driving hours during the cooler period during the days.

Another advantage to leaving in the morning while it is still dark is when you have made your maximum hours, when you do stop for the day you will be able to enjoy more hours of daylight. Keep safe and enjoy the trip!




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