Our Itinerary
Follow our 7 week journey here.
Starting off
Home sweet home in Decatur Georgia
June 5
The Smiths go to Fort Smith
Fort Smith, who knew? And, Ohhh-klahoma! where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.
June 9
Great Sand Dunes Colorado
Sand Boarding, Waterfalls and Hunting Pleistocene Bison with an Atlatl!
June 12
Moab, Utah
Epic sword battles in Devil’s Garden, Grandest Views and the Native American Spirits.
June 16
Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon South Rim – Betatakin Cliff Dwellings, Largest collection of Petroglyphs and the Grandest Views!
June 20
Temecula, Southern California
The Most Expensive Gasoline, Lincoln’s 6th Birthday and Visiting with Grammy & Family!
June 28
San Francisco, California & Muir Woods
Drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, Worlds Tallest Trees and Volunteering at a Makerfarm!
June 30
Redwood Highway, California
Wedging a Sequoia through a Redwood, Harry Potter’s Themed Campground, and Hiking Eel River!
July 1
Crescent City, California and Redwood National Park
Finding Treasure at Battery Point Lighthouse, Beach Camping for the 4th of July!
July 4
Seal Rock & Oregon Dunes
Whale Watching in Depoe Bay, Finding Starfish in Yaquina Head Tidepools and Cruisin’ Oregon Coast Highway!
July 6
Issaquah & Seattle Washington
Madison’s Broken Arm, Warming the Soul with Old Friends and Parke Diem Electronic Music Festival!
July 10
Driving through Washington, Idaho, and Montana
Wrangling Cattle at the Grant Kohrs Cattle Ranch and Discovering the petrified wood of Ginkgo Petrified State forest!
July 12
Yellowstone National Park
Skyscraper Geysers galore, Bison and Bear spotting, plus how to experience Yellowstone with small children.
July 16
2-Day Road Trip from Yellowstone to Mount Rushmore
A two day road trip through Wyoming: Taking a dip in Thermopolis Hot Springs, Hiking around the Devil’s Tower and Buffalo Bill Cody!
July 17
Best 1-Day Itinerary near Mount Rushmore
Spelunking Jewel Cave, driving the Sequoia through solid rock at Needles and ringing freedom in at Mount Rushmore!
July 19
Badlands National Park
Spotting Bighorn Sheep in the wild, bouldering on the fossil trail, and visiting a paleontology wonderland.
July 20
Louis and Clark Trail
Two keelboat replicas from Louis & Clark’s adventure, dressing up as Louis & Clark and, well Louis & Clark!
July 22
St. Louis home of Gateway Arch
Riding high in the Gateway Arch, the nation’s 18th president and Civil War leader and the long road home!