We’re heading out on a nearly month-long RV trip across the country, visiting family, National Parks, historic sites, and a few unique destinations along the way.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Visit family in Fort Mill, South Carolina
Drive through Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Visit Graceland in Memphis
Explore Hot Springs National Park and enjoy one of the historic bathhouses
Visit Family and look for cheap tickets to Attend a World Cup match in the Dallas area
Visit Palo Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in America
Drive historic Route 66 through Arizona
Explore Petrified Forest National Park
Tour Hoover Dam
Walk through Virginia City, Nevada
Spend a week in Northern California for a JFO Camp and sightseeing in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Walk among the giant Redwoods on California’s northern coast
Spend time at Crater Lake National Park, including the famous trolley tour around the rim
Take a guided bus tour through Glacier National Park
Take a guided full-day tour of Yellowstone National Park
Drive through Grand Teton National Park
Cross Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park
Attend the Greeley Stampede Rodeo and Fireworks
Visit the Atlas Ad Astra Missile Silo Museum in Kansas
Wander our way back east through the Midwest before returning home
MISSION
Reunite with America and Come Home Safely.
Make memories.
Return with stories worth telling.
TRIP LENGTH
• 27 days
• 3 weeks, 6 days
• 648 hours
• 38,880 minutes
• 2,332,800 seconds
DISTANCE
• Approximately 8,500 miles
• About one-third of the way around the Earth
DRIVING
• 18 travel days
• 9 sightseeing/rest days
• Approximately 140 hours behind the wheel
• Average travel day: about 6 hours
• Longest driving day: approximately 560 miles
• Shortest driving day: approximately 155 miles
GEOGRAPHY
• 4 Time Zones
- Eastern
- Central
- Mountain
- Pacific
• 24 States Visited
• 14 States Overnight
States Visited (*Overnight)
Virginia* (Home) North Carolina South Carolina* Tennessee* Arkansas* Mississippi Texas* New Mexico Arizona* Nevada* California* Oregon* Washington* Idaho Montana* Wyoming* Colorado* Kansas* Nebraska Iowa Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio West Virginia
NATIONAL PARKS (10)
Great Smoky Mountains
Hot Springs
Petrified Forest
Lassen Volcanic
Redwood
Crater Lake
Glacier
Yellowstone
Grand Teton
Rocky Mountain
OTHER MAJOR DESTINATIONS
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park
• Hoover Dam
• Route 66
• Virginia City, Nevada
• Greeley Stampede
• Atlas Ad Astra Missile Silo
WEATHER EXTREMES
Expected Highest Temperature:
103°F in Pahrump, Nevada
Expected Lowest Temperature:
38°F at Crater Lake
Expected Temperature Swing:
+/- 65 degrees F
LANDSCAPES
• Atlantic Coastal Plain
• Appalachian Mountains
• Great Smoky Mountains
• Mississippi River Valley
• Texas High Plains
• Palo Duro Canyon
• Painted Desert
• Route 66
• Mojave Desert
• Sierra Nevada
• Cascade Mountains
• Pacific Coast
• Redwood Forests
• Volcanic Landscapes
• Columbia Basin
• Northern Rockies
• Glacier Country
• Yellowstone Caldera
• Grand Tetons
• Rocky Mountains
• Great Plains
WILDLIFE WE HOPE TO SEE
Bison
Bear
Moose
Bighorn Sheep
Elk
Bald Eagles
Marmots
Dozens of Bird Species
The Buttervale Life 