[layne]

We always go 287, though we go through Ft. Worth rather than Dallas because of where we start. It's good road all the way to Amarillo and there are small towns that slow you down, but you can use cruise control between them. We went I-40 through OK City last year because we were going to CO from AR and we will never do that again. That was one of the worst roads we've ever been on. We have friends who always to to Lubbock to visit family before going on to CO and they go the I-20 route and say it's also a good way to go. We are familiar with 287 and it's smooth road, 4 lane and the towns along the way seem to make it go faster. Just watch your speed through those little towns--the cops work them!