Prologue

Tara and I are in NYC enjoying our last lazy Sunday here until September. Our plans today are to do laundry, finish packing, and load the car for our trip. An overview of the trip is posted below. We will try to keep this as up-to-date as possible. This should be fun!

42-day plan:

Day 1 Monday 6/22: NYC to High Point State Park, NJ $20 for a camp site, $65 for a cabin (973) 875-4800 - 70.4 miles

Day 2 Tuesday 6/23: High Point State Park, NJ to World's End State Park, PA $15 for a camp site 570-924-3287 or 888-PA-PARKS - 136 miles

Day 3 Wednesday 6/24: World's End State Park, PA to Allegheny National Forest, PA, $10 - $20 for a camp site, $45 for a cabin 814-368-4158 - 179 miles

Day 4 Thursday 6/25: Allegheny National Forest, PA lunch in Erie, PA to Cleveland, OH, Ryan Matyjasik's Mom - 171 miles

Day 5 Friday 6/26: Stay in Cleveland, OH - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 10 - 5:30 $22/person, Indians game 7:05 pm $9 - $20

Day 6 Saturday 6/27: Cleveland, OH (leave no later than 10 AM) to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, to Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago IL $82- 361 miles

Day 7 Sunday 6/28: Chicago, IL to Devils Lake State Park, WI $27 stop in Fitchburg, WI to see Transformers 2 on IMAX (12:20 or 3:40 Showing) - 182 miles

Day 8 Monday 6/29: Devils Lake State Park, WI to 1500 Park Place Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416 Doubletree Hotel $56 - 236 miles Visit Mall of America

Day 9 Tuesday 6/30: Mall of America, MN to Mitchell, SD der Rumbolz plat B&B 605-227- 4385 or River Road B&B 605-996-5813 or 605-999-2031 ~ 337 miles

Day 10 Wednesday 7/1: Mitchell, SD to Badlands National Park Camping Free (no water) to $12 (cold water only) - 211 miles (Stop in Chamberlain, SD for camping supplies and extra water)

Day 11 Thursday 7/2: Badlands National Park to Black Hills of SD, 4030 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702 ~ 88 miles

Day 12 Friday 7/3: Rapid City, SD Sylvan Lake to Harney Peak hike Staying at 4030 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702

Day 13 Saturday 7/4: Rapid City, SD Crazy Horse and Deadwood for Gambling Staying at 4030 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702

Day 14 Sunday 7/5: Rapid City to Keyhole State Park, WY 22 Marina Road Moorcroft, WY 82721 (307) 756-3596 (Office) - 111 miles

Day 15 Monday 7/6: Keyhole State Park, WY to Devil's Tower, WY (hike), to Billings, MT ~ 332 miles

Day 16 Tuesday 7/7: Billings, MT to Great Falls, MT (Hotel) Ulm Pishkun State Park- 219 miles

Day 17 Wednesday 7/8: Great Falls, MT to Rising Sun Campground in Glacier National Park (1st come 1st served, get there before 3 pm) $20 - 179 miles

Day 18 Thursday 7/9: Rising Sun Campground to Kalispell, MT (Hotel) or Flathead Lake State Park - 76 miles

Day 19 Friday 7/10: Kalispell, MT to Georgetown Lake, MT, 208 miles

Day 20 Saturday 7/11: Georgetown Lake, MT to Lake Henry State Park, ID- 282 miles

Day 21 Sunday 7/12: Lake Henry State Park, ID to West Thumb, Yellowstone NP, WY - 65 miles

Day 22 Monday 7/13: West Thumb, WY to Jackson, WY - 79 miles

Day 23 Tuesday 7/14: Jackson, WY to Manila, UT (Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area) - 236 miles

Day 24 Wednesday 7/15: FGNRA to Vernal, UT - 63 miles

Day 25, 26, 27 Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7/16, 17, 18: Vernal, UT to Kanab, UT (Rt-89 S from Springfield, UT to Kanab, UT)- Points of Interest are Strawberry Reservoir, Uinta National Forest, Fishlake National Forest, Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park

Day 28 Sunday 7/19: Kanab, UT to North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park Campground (reservations made!!)

Day 29 Monday 7/20: North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park to Mexican Hat, Utah

Day 30 Tuesday 7/21: Mexican Hat, Utah to Moab, UT

Day 31 Wednesday 7/22: Moab, UT to between Grand Junction, CO and Leadville, CO

Day 32 Thursday 7/23: Grand Junction and Leadville, CO to Estes Park, CO

Day 33 Friday 7/24: (Mom/Rita's Birthday) Estes Park, CO to Denver, CO - Rockies vs SF Giants 7:10 MT

Day 34 Saturday 7/25: Stay in Denver ?

Day 35 Sunday 7/26: Denver to Colorado Springs

Day 36 Monday 7/27: Colorado Springs to Great Sand Dunes National Park

Day 37 Tuesday 7/28: Great Sand Dunes National Park to Cimmaron Canyon State Park, NM

Day 38 Wednesday 7/29: Cimmaron Canyon State Park, NM to Alburquerque, NM

Day 39 Thursday 7/30: Albuquerque to Carlsbad, NM

Day 40 Friday 7/31: Carlsbad, NM to Big Bend National Park, TX

Day 41 Saturday 8/1: Big Bend National Park to Fort Stockton, Ozona, or Sonora, TX

Day 42 Sunday 8/2: Middle of Texas to Tara's Parents, Austin, TX