There were bound to be some long drives on this trip. I mean, we are driving across the entire country. Like, from one coast to the other. There’s a lot of states and not every part of them are stimulating and amazing. The middle of Kansas is one such place. So if you are embarking on a full day of driving you need an epic road trip playlist. Here are my favorite driving songs, perfect for feet-up chilling, rocking out, or Broadway Showtunes singing (yes, we are also obsessed with Hamilton):
Top-10 Road Trip Songs
- Carry on Wayward Son (Kansas) – we are in Kansas so this is obviously appropriate.
- Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show) – perfect for basically anything from flip-flop chilling to Reunion dance parties
- C’est La Vie (Bewitched) – This is my favorite version, mainly because Stephen knows all the words and he sings a long every time. It’s very entertaining
- Stacey’s Mom (Fountains of Wayne) – Stephen and I are basically always trying to relive college and early 2000’s music is always a hit.
- Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver) – We are spending a significant time in Colorado/Wyoming/Montana and John Denver’s voice is basically the state anthem.
- I’m Gonna Be [500 Miles] (The Proclaimers) – We are huge Irish/Scottish music fans so this obviously included.
- Life is a Highway (Tom Cocheran) – So many highways
- Can’t Stop the Feeling (Justin Timberlake) – Because it’s summer and that mean party all the time
- We Built This City (Starship) – the most fun to sing along while driving through the middle of nowhere
- Pretty much anything from Hamilton/Book of Mormon/Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Our original plan was to get to Eastern Colorado and spend the night before we got to Fort Collins, but when we arrived in Burlington, there was no way that was happening, so we just kept going until Fort Collins. Burlington, Colorado could also be known as Pooptown because the entire town seriously smelled like poop. Shit. It was god-awful. This is horrible because the only other Burlington I have been to is one of my favorite places and it does not smell like poop. Vermont takes care of us. We pulled out of that town so fast. Which definitely worked out in our favor because then we saw an amazing sunset.
So sometimes escaping Pooptown has it’s benefits. Actually, it’s not sometimes. Basically anytime you escape the smell of cows and poop for the land of mountains and beer is called winning.
And now we get to spend a full week in Colorado. Let the beer adventures begin.
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