thats the route I always take, too
There's some loooong downgrades on 77 - so make sure that your brakes are good. there is a stretch with several "emergency turn-outs" for runaway rigs.. They carved out a steep climb off to the side of the road and up the hillside. These are filled with soft sand, so between gravity and the sand to bog down a rig, they bring runaways to a stop. I've been caught there in an ice storm - not fun - so watch the weather, too.
I've compared the mileage of the two routes, and indeed, the inland route is longer - by about 75 miles. Only an hour longer if all goes well on 95, but there is always a hours worth of issues on 95..
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