A road trip across Interstate 90 from South Dakota to Rochester, New York covers roughly 1,150 miles and takes about 17 to 18 hours of pure driving time. Driving a Prius Prime using a gasoline hybrid loop removes any need to detour or wait for plug-in infrastructure. To honor the strict 1.5-hour bathroom intervals, your itinerary features frequent, rapid Rest… Read more →
Category: Road Trip
The Trip Back–Northern Route
To cap your driving at six hours per day while maintaining an efficient pace along I-90, you can complete this trip with 9 total driving days (excluding the days you pause to sightsee inside Yellowstone and the Badlands). This pace allows you to arrive safely at standard motel hubs and maintain your timeline without burnout. 🌲 Phase 1: Portland to… Read more →
Planning the Return Trip (and the Marketing Plan)
Help me create a flexible marketing plan for the book, Possible Planet: Pathways to a Habitable Future, published May 14, 2026 by Xlibris, that takes into account that we are presently in Portland OR, traveling back to our home in Rochester, NY, sometime after July 4. What could we do to encourage sales along the way? And what should be… Read more →
Update (on the road, 6/5/26)
Now in a motel in Topeka. Read more →
Revised Itinerary (5/28/2026)
https://triptik.aaa.com Possible_Planet_Road_Trip_Brochure (Outofdate) Read more →
Revised Itinerary for 2026
Here’s a practical draft itinerary for your Rochester → Portland road trip that respects your constraints: – Depart June 1 – Cleveland stop June 1 – Milwaukee June 3–4 – Then Denver → Grand Canyon → Portland – No more than ~6 hours driving/day – Focus on lower-cost lodging – Avoid excessively difficult mountain driving where possible (important given your… Read more →
Six years on, we’re taking to the road again (May 16. 2026)
Driving through the remote northern mountains in June and the Southwest deserts in July means your vehicle will face extreme elevation changes, high mountain climbs, and 100°F+ desert heat [1]. To maintain total flexibility and avoid expensive highway towing bills, pack this cheap, no-frills car management kit before you leave Rochester. —————————— ## 1. Temperature & Desert Heat Defense (Essential… Read more →