September 9, "What a Glorious Trip"

Heading Out to the Northwest

1. From Columbus, GA to see my Aunt in Manhattan Kansas.

2. From Kansas to Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

3. Hill City, SD- Meet Caravan- side trips to Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park

4. Devils Tower, WY

5. Buffalo, WY to Cody, WY and Yellowstone National Park

6. Jackson, WY and The Grand Tetons.

7. Eden, ID to Pocatello (visit my cousin), then to Challis, ID via Craters of the Moon.

8. Challis to Missoula, MT to Jackson Hole and (West) Glacier National Park.

9. Glacier Nat. Park to St. Regis, MT, Coeur d'Alene,ID, Cooley City, WA and Leavenworth, WA

10. Yakima, WA to see Mt. Rainier

11. Yakima to Bend, OR and Crater Lake

12. Crater Lake, OR through North Bend and Waldport, OR to see the Pacific Coast

Miles traveled in RV - 4,259 mi.

States Visited - 12

Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon

Heading Home via the South West

1. From Waldport, OR to Susanville, CA then on to Lee Vining, CA to visit Yosemite National Park and Bodie Ghost Town.

2. Lee Vining to Caliente, NV then to Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, Zion Canyon and Grand Canyon, AZ

3. Grand Canyon to Page, AZ and on to Monument Valley to tour the Navajo National Park

4. Monument Valley,UT to Four Corners, Mesa Verde (did not tour this) and them to Durango, CO to tour and ride the Silverton Durango Train

Miles traveled - 2,092 mi.

States Visited - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado

Homeward Bound

Miles traveled to get home - 1,600 mi.

Total Miles Traveled- 7,951

Miles spent getting lost, turning around, etc,- 49

Grand Total- 8,000

Places We Saw - Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Twin Falls and Shoshone Falls, Craters of the Moon, West Glacier Nat. Park, Coulee Dam, Mt. Rainier, Crater Lake and the Oregon Coast.

Yosemite, Bodie Ghost Town, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Four Corners, Silverton Durango Train ride

!!!!!Favorites !!!!!!

Favorite Town - Cody, WY

Favorite Mountains - The Grand Tetons

Favorite Monument - Four Corners

Favorite Waterfall - Tioga Pass - Yosemite

Favorite Tour - Monument Valley - "Navajo Spirit Tours"

Favorite Campsite - Icicle River RV Resort, Leavenworth, WA

Favorite Nat. Park Campground - North Rim, Grand Canyon

Most Interesting Campground - West Glacier KOA

Prettiest Valley - Willamette Valley

Most scenic drive - Hwy 101 Oregon Coast

Most Desolate Highway - Hwy 375 "Extraterrestrial Highway"

Most Terrifying Mountain Road - Hwy 9 (East) into Zion Canyon

Most Beautiful Sunset - North Rim, Grand Canyon

Most Beautiful Sunrise - Monument Valley

The End

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Happy Trails to All