Quote Originally Posted by AtagahiKC View Post
ABQ would be within driving distance for me, as well. Although I'd probably fly anyway. Western Kansas/OK-TX Panhandle is just too boring to contemplate (although Southern Utah is much, much more boring than anything else I've ever driven).
What!?!?

If you are in San Francisco, there's no need to get anywhere close to the "Western Kansas/OK-TX Panhandle". For you the quickest route is south to Barstow and then across Arizona straight into Albuquerque - about 1000 mile one way.

I beg to differ (strenuously) about your assertion that Southern Utah is boring. It is far from boring. Southern Utah is spectacular country.

Thinking positively, in the hopes that there will be a 2k9 kilt kamp (yeah I know too many ks), my vote is for Albuquerque.