As someone who has told someone flat out, "ain't no good way to get there from here," my free advice:

-Let me see your car.
-Tell me what kind of driving you normally do. If you drive stick, do you know how to use it going up and down. If you drive an automatic, do you know what the 1 and 2 on the gear shift are for.
-Have the right gear for the seasonal weather.
-Have a full tank of gas.

And most importantly, ask me route my Mother with her Geo Metro would use. I don't care if you are driving a tank, ask me what route I'd use my mother with her little toy windup car would use. Please.