come through western north carolina somehow if you can swing it. i-40 from tn to asheville is closed though. come down from johnson city instead   don't remember the miles. it was 33 states in 44 days. we planned on camping but it was too tiresome except for the first part in montana - picrel - so we did hotels and stayed with friends along the way i live on the edge of appalachia and yes its worth the trip   but you'll see more abandoned mining towns driving through the rockies, which i did north to south one trip
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