Thanksgiving near DC

CountingDown
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 04:22:36 +0000

We usually go to Shenandoah and Charlottesville via 66 to 29 (also a nice drive, and there is a good ice cream stand in Warrenton), but if they are coming from NY, they can take I-78 from NY to I-81. If they can avoid 66, they’ll also miss the delightful drive that is the Beltway.

I find I-81 much less hassle than I-95, even with the trucks. We take 270 to the Beltway 495 to 66 to 81 to 77 to 20 to get to my dad’s in eastern GA. I-95 north from Richmond is a mess at pretty much any time of day. Went to see the Redskins’ preseason training camp a couple years ago with S2 and his buddy, and it took us 4+ hours to get the 106 miles home. I-81 is a prettier drive, too.