I'll meet up in DSM. :D

Ok... I'm now debating going through Knoxville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Champaign, Peoria, and the Quad Cities Instead.

When will you be in Peoria??

When will you be in St. Louis. PM me

Knoxville is a must-do. I'm there regularly and I'm pretty sure you'll dig it.

The Cincinnati route is the way to go. We drove out through Cincy and back through StL. The reasons I suggest the Cincy route. 1. StL to Iowa is terrible and you have 2+ hours of 1x/no data. 2. Driving through Lexington KY you see some of the most beautiful homes/horse ranches you can imagine. 3. Knoxville to Cincinnati is basically all 6 lane divided interstate and we were getting passed by multiple vehicles while I drove an average of 98-102 mph for 3+ hours. Go via Cincinnati

Driving with the flow of traffic at about 92 mph. Unreal and so much fun.

Stop down in Chattanooga -- 90 minutes south of knoxville

Swing by atl tonight!