Departure date is getting closer, and we’re starting to nail down more of the plan. During the trip we’re going to try to blog and update photos frequently, assuming the campsites we’ve reserved with wi-fi actually have wi-fi. If not, we’ll be eatin’ at Krystals way too much!
The plan for now…
Day 1: Drive from Maryville to Michigan City near Chicago. Maybe drive the 15 minutes down the interstate to Michigan to add another state to our list.
Day 2: Drive the hour from Michigan City to Chicago. Make the pre-requisite visit to the American Girl Doll store for Jodie and Bailey while Myers and I ride the rails for a photo op at Wrigley Field, then the original Pizzeria Uno’s for lunch (Bailey was devastated when the Maryville Uno’s went out of business!), then to LEGOLAND (www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/chicago). We were going to take in a Cubs game, but then realized the curse may be a result of how much stinkin’ bank it takes to get into a Cubs game. That, and they’re playing at Pittsburg that day. After leaving Chi-town we’ll be heading for the Wisconsin Dells to camp the night away.
Day 3: Wisconsin to Kennebec, South Dakota to sleep in a teepee. Yes, a teepee. Could I make this stuff up???
Day 4: Taking in Mount Rushmore, then to Douglas, Wyoming, east of Grand Teton National Park.
Day 5: Drivin’ to Grand Teton and spending the night, taking in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.
Day 6: Staying outside of Yellowstone NP.
Day 7: The drive to Glacier National Park, one of the high points on my bucket list.
Day 8: Second night at Glacier.
Day 9: Oh, Canada! Banff National Park. Higher on the bucket list than Glacier!
Day 10: So, we’re spending 4 days in Glacier and Banff. The sad part is it’ll only be the tip of the iceberg. Pun intended. Hopefully the snowplowing will be finished by the end of May. One of the problems were running into reserving campsites here is the variable of some of the park campgrounds still being closed for snow.
Day 11: Edmonton, AB. Going to the West Edmonton Mall. Doesn’t sound like much, but accordin’ to the internets, it’s like Splash Country, West Town Mall, and Dollywood all rolled inta one.
Day 12: This is where the long hauls start. Picking up the Al-Can highway from Dawson Creek to White Horse. Hopefully. We may be driving in shifts. And stopping to have a yard sale to pay for Canadian gas prices.
Day 13: White Horse to as close to Anchorage as we can get.
Day 14: The rest of as close to Anchorage as we can get.
Day 15: Hopefully we’ll be there.
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