Thanks for all of your responses and advice. This is the first I've had access to a computer today, so sorry for the late appreciation.
I love the idea of driving 4 hours to an outlet to shop. In fact, last night I asked DH if he wanted to make a day trip to the Cabazon outlets this weekend, which is about 4 1/2 hours from our house. He just looked at me like I was crazy or something.
Fortunately, we are planning a trip to CA late in May, so I may have to hit all the ones from Cabazon to Sacramento. It's just amazing how some states have numerous outlets and others have none. Something definitely needs to be done about that!