Hola, I am a single female making a long drive from LA to Humboldt. It's a 9.5 hr drive, so I'd like to leave good and early, somewhere between 8am-10am would be acceptable. I tend to drive straight through and only stop for gas or to have a bite to eat or to take a bathroom break. I can carry...

I'm a solo female traveler headed to the northern end of the Grand Canyon to meet up with family for a week of river rafting. Leaving from the Los Angeles area the morning of September 13 -- passing through Las Vegas, St. George, and Kanab -- mostly sticking to the freeway and making the trip in...