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Have been stuck on summer tires in a snowfall at Yellowstone in late September, so there is some risk in the northern climes on that. But it just created a delay and caused us to miss some time in the park.
I prefer to drive without reservations, so we can stop and see what we want without worrying about getting somewhere we are already committed to staying at. The exception is if there is someplace we really want to stay (like a lodge at a national park that pretty much requires reservations), then we plan around that. We goof off and drive until 3 ish in the afternoon, and then we discuss how much farther/time we want to continue to drive. Based on that the navigator looks ahead to see what hotels exist in the desired range, picks something that looks good (reviews, points, etc), and calls the property (not the 800 reservation line) to get a room secured. Always has to be guaranteed with a credit card. If the hotel doesn’t have room, we ask them if something is going on and where they recommend we check. Have never had a problem traveling this way.
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