Well doing it in 3 days you should have time to at least stop and take come pictures from time to time. We demand pictures! :D
I'm still trying to figure out where I'm gonna stop. Since I don't know these states, I'm just trying to pick towns along the way that look big enough for motels. And then, being as how I have the cats, I have to research each and every place.
I know I can just stop at Motel 6s, and I guess that's what I should do. They aren't fancy, but inexpensive is probably the major criteria right now.