The Grand Plan



This is our initial plan:
Day 1 -- Starting in the Bay Area, driving up north to Winnemucca, NV
Day 2 -- Further north to Idaho - Twin Falls
Day 3 -- Highway 88 to Idaho Falls and then to Wyoming - Jackson
Day 4 -- Relaxing at Yellow Stone Park
Day 5 -- Crossing Wyoming towards Sheridan
Day 6 -- From Wyoming to South Dakota - Rapid City
Day 7 -- Relaxing at Mount Rushmore
Day 8 -- Continue through South Dakota to Sioux Falls
Day 9 -- Through Minnesota to Minneapolis and St. Paul
Day 10 -- Madison - Milwaukee to Chicago
Day 11 -- Enjoying Chicago, dining and night life
Day 12 -- From Chicago through Indiana and Ohio to Cleveland
Day 13 -- Crossing Pennsylvania to Philadelphia
Day 14 -- Relaxing in Philadelphia
Day 15 -- From Philadelphia to Washington D.C.
Day 16 -- Exploring Washington
Day 17 -- Along the Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk
Day 18 -- Relaxing in Virginia Beach
Day 19 -- Crossing North Carolina westward to Knoxville Tennessee
Day 20 -- Crossing Tennessee to Nashville
Day 21 -- Memphis Tennessee
Day 22 -- Straight south through Mississippi to New Orleans
Day 23 -- Spending a day in New Orleans
Day 24 -- Further westwards through Louisiana to Houston Texas
Day 25 -- Relaxing at the Mexican Gulf
Day 26 -- Crossing Texas to Fredericksburg
Day 27 -- Still crossing Texas towards El Paso New Mexico
Day 28 -- Hang out in El Paso
Day 29 -- Heading north through New Mexico to Albuquerque
Day 30 -- Going further north west to Cortez Colorado
Day 31 -- From four junction up to Lake Powell Arizona/Utah
Day 32 -- Relax at Lake Powell
Day 33 -- Driving a bid south to the Grand Canyon North Rim for a day
Day 34 -- Back north to Bryce Canyon
Day 35 -- Short trip to Las Vegas
Day 36 -- Crossing Mohave dessert, California to Bakersfield
Day 37 -- Last day on tour up north home to the Bay Area

We will need a few days extra here and there - so 45 days seem just right.

The 25 States we hope to see:
California - Nevada - Idaho - Montana - Wyoming - South Dakota - Iowa - Wisconsin - Illinois - Indiana - Michigan - Ohio - Pennsylvania - Maryland - Washington D.C. - Virginia - North Carolina - Tennessee - Mississippi - Louisiana - Texas - New Mexico - Arizona - Colorado - Utah

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Anonymous said…
Wow, that is absolutely BRILLIANT! What a fantastic tour it's gonna be. Looking forward to reading your posts - and if you've already left on your Grand Tour, good luck and have as much fun as possible! :)
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