Montanans To Hit The Highway This Holiday Season

The holidays are a time to get together with family and friends.

Growing up, Christmas in the house of John and Diane was different from the traditional Christmas get-togethers. While many families would travel to be with loved ones, once we all landed on the naughty list and Santa stopped coming by, we would open up everything on Christmas Eve, and then Christmas Day would be the stuff of nightmares.

My brother and I would awake to yelling. Sometimes it was my Mother, mostly it was my Father, and they would be yelling over something about the Holiday Meal. "Don't do that!" "That's not the way it goes!" "What are you doing?!?" "Get out of my way, you're doing it wrong!"

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Hopefully, you're holiday gatherings are a little less intense and emotionally scarring.

I mean, some of the best memories of my life are those of the holidays (not the ones with my parents, obviously). It's a real joy to get together with those you love and celebrate with food, drink, gifts, games, and all of the other traditions that folks take part in.

This holiday season, many Montanans will be hitting the road.

According to a study done by Jiffy Lube, almost half of Montanans will hit the highways at some point this holiday season to travel. In fact, the data suggests that between now and the end of the year, the average driver will spend two days in their vehicle traveling for holiday reasons.

I'll be honest, the older I get, the more I appreciate air travel. When I was younger, I loved road trips, but the middle-aged me isn't as big a fan. However, traveling by automobile is still considerably cheaper than flying, according to the statistics, with right around 50 percent saying driving is actually more comfortable than flying.

I suppose there might be some truth to that. Especially if you have someone to share the driving duties with. Plus, you can pull over and stretch your legs, have as many snacks as you want, and turn up the music.

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