Planning a trip!
Matt and I are planning our first big vacation as a married couple (okay, apart from our honeymoon). This summer, we're going to go on a road trip out west. The trip involves a lot of driving, but since we both love to drive, neither of us really minds. Here's the helpful but dorky map we (I) put together today.
He's been to most of these places before, but I've only been to South Dakota. We're even going to dig out my old tent and camp a bit -- our first time camping together. Anyhow, if you have any advice on the itinerary, places to visit or things to see, drop a note!Edited to add: Just realized the map is a bit hard to read. Our schedule is as follows:
Day 1: drive from Chicago to Minneapolis.
Day 2: drive through North Dakota.
Day 3: drive to Glacier National Park.
Day 4: Glacier National Park.
Day 5: drive to Yellowstone.
Day 6: Yellowstone.
Day 7: drive to Sturgis, SD (or thereabouts).
Day 8: drive to Sioux Falls, SD.
Day 9: return to Chicago.
posted by Stephanie @ 10:39 PM
3 Comments:
Well that sounds like a ton of fun! I love Glacier it is one of my favorite NPs! If you can drive the Going-to-the-Sun Road it is fun. It goes through a big section of the park and winds up to great mountain views but it is 50 miles and takes about 2 hours but you don't have to do the whole thing. Try to get out a do a short hike if you can. There are lots of lakes and mountains to see. Yellowstone is also fantastic but flatter and smellier. You can see mud pots, Old Faithful, the paint pots- pretty blues and aquamarines. Also, you can almost always see lots of wildlife bison, elk, deer etc.
check out this site for more on each park. Just click on the state then the park and you can plan day trips, things to see etc.
http://www.nps.gov/
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When are you going? Let me know if you need a place to stay in MSP.
That sounds like so much fun! But you know me... i love to drive to. And you will have awesome company.
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