The drive from the Midwest to California is about 30 hours and you can either take the northern or southern route during this time of year.

Northern Route

You will take the I-70 all the way through the heart of US farmland for a rough 16 hours. Then, once you hit Denver, the pain of Kansas will be long gone. One of the most gorgeous drives we've done is between Denver and Vegas.

We usually split the drive in to 3 days and make the following stops:

1. Anywhere in Kansas

2. St. George, UT, Zion National Park, or Vegas

3. Hotel Block in Fresno, CA (arrive to your destination)

Cool places to make pit stops:

- Denver, CO

- Small ski towns in CO (Vail, etc)

- Anywhere in Utah

- Zion National Park

- Las Vegas (win big and pay for your trip)

Southern Route

We've only done this one once so far, but will be doing it again this winter and will update this! This drive is pretty consistent, so no extremely boring stretches, but also not as amazing as driving through CO and UT.

The stops that we have made are:

1. Oklahoma City

2. Flagstaff (to see the sun rise at the Grand Canyon - We HIGHLY suggest doing this if you take the southern route)

3. Hotel Block in Fresno, CA (arrive to your destination)

Cool places to make pit stops:

- Oklahoma City

- Petrified Forest

- Grand Canyon

- Costco in Albuquerque

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