I'm going the central route because I have some very good friends in Denver who I haven't seen in about 5 years. It also used to be home.
It would also be cool to say "hi!" to Grady Clay while I'm in the neighborhood.
Right now I'm in St. Cloud MN (in my TDI) enroute to Miles City, MT, tonight's stop. It's warm here: one degree.
I'm not going to go the north route in the 911 because of the vast amounts of nothing that I'm about to drive into. The car has been perfectly reliable to this point, it's never left me standing since it got its new motor more than a year ago. However, there are better and worse places to find yourself broken down, and somewhere between Fargo and Bismark (in January) is among the worst places I can imagine.
Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of nothing in Kansas and Eastern CO too....
Anyway... still planning. Right now, up here on the north route, it's been sunny and dry ever since I left PA. If I could time the 911 drive right, then maybe I can catch such good weather again!
Thanks for all the words of wisdom. Keep your cold weather tips coming!
-Dan