Blackjack Do You Ever Take a Different Route on a Casino Trip

I do have my favorite routes to casinos and most of them are pretty direct. I sometimes will go out of my way to avoid road construction, but in general I like the off the beaten path.

I'm looking at making a casino trip in the near future and have been considering a route I never taken before. However, I've been on parts of the route many times. All the roads on the route are paved, but this route is actually 17 miles longer than the most desirable route which is the route I usually take. Does anyone think 17 miles is to far off course to be justified. Parts of this route I don't think I ever been on before but can't remember for sure. I'm kind of concerned that parts of this route may not have cell service.

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