If Memphis is too far JoE yOu are just not a player. I'd rate it as one long days drive or two easy days -- I-40 to I-81 to I-66, around the DC beltway to U.S. 50. No sweat. I've come from Washington State in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007 and I'm planning on being there this year as well. I missed 2004 because I was going to closing on selling a house that Friday. I know others who have come from Washington, California, and Idaho as well.