Airfares are up to 14% LOWER on the scariest
days of the year. The days that freak out fliers:
September 11, Halloween, and Friday the 13th.
as the sun moves across the impossibly blue sky.
Get the points Most of those saguaro cacti that stretch
to the horizon near Phoenix were around before your
great-grandmother was born. If a cactus has five or more
arms, it’s probably 200 years old.
I- 70, Denver to Grand Junction, Colorado
Environmentalists were concerned that running a
stretch of I- 70 through Glenwood Canyon would destroy
its natural beauty, and that’s why this was among the last
sections of road to be built in the entire U.S. Interstate Highway System. Some might still complain, but the drive is a
doozy, with the Colorado River raging just below and canyon walls soaring 1,300 feet overhead. Careful: The turns
are a lot sharper than they are on conventional interstates.
ALONG THE WAY
Go deep The Eisenhower Tunnel, which bores underneath the Continental Divide 60 miles west of Denver, is
the highest vehicular tunnel in the United States.
Celebrate a bison-tennial Nearly 100 years ago the City
of Denver established a bison herd 20 miles west of town;
I- 70 goes right through it, and the shaggy critters are frequently visible from the road.
I- 84, Portland to The Dalles, Oregon
It’s the waterfalls that give this length of interstate its
appeal. As the Columbia River carved through the region, a
high cliff formed on its southern wall, resulting in 28 scenic
cascades, most just a short walk from the highway.
ALONG THE WAY
Meet a dead end Rising like a ship out of the river 11
miles west of The Dalles, Memaloose Island was called
Sepulchar Island by explorers Lewis and Clark because
of its Native American burial grounds.
Fall out At 611 feet, Multnomah Falls is one of the highest
waterfalls in the United States. It’s just a few feet off
the highway, at a pullout about 31 miles east of Portland.
Get there early in the morning to avoid the crowds.
I- 10, Palm Springs to Blythe, California
Some 3,200 wind turbines churn away just north of
Palm Springs, one of the most reliably windy spots in North
America. Utility companies have been adding windmills
here for decades. The tallest stands 300 feet high, with
blades approaching 150 feet in length.
ALONG THE WAY
