Date:         Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:28:48 -0230
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Planning cross country trip next spring
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Cross country and back in three weeks?  Goodness, I thought you meant one
way!  If you want to hit Mt. Rushmore and the Grand Canyon, you won't
exactly be taking the direct route, either.

I think a plausible amount of time for cross country and back would be two
months, unless you basically only want to get to know any of where you are
during brief breaks from driving or sleeping!


Joy
and Matilda, who likes to go slow and get to know the world

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 4:23 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:

> We just got back yesterday from a trip like this in 3 weeks in our westy
> (see my post from last night).
>
> You can mostly figure out the route we took from the major sites I list in
> that email, but I plan on putting up a more detailed account on the web
> sometime over the next couple of days.
>
> I think 3 weeks is enough to do a trip like this and really enjoy it, but
> it
> is really a minimum amount of time.  Getting all the way west and back in
> three weeks will inevitably mean getting into some of your campsites late
> and taking dinner/breakfast on the road sometimes, which is not really the
> relaxed pace that most camping trips take on.  On the other hand, you will
> see a million amazing places.  We had a great time and a great trip.
>
> Feel free to ask me any questions.  I'll post if I get up a trip website.
>
> -Wes
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:46 AM, W Monk <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Next spring we plan on following my wifes parents towing their restored
> > 70's
> > airstream cross country. We will be starting out in CT and want to hit
> the
> > Grand Canyon. Looking for advice on what route,sites,campgrounds ect.. We
> > don't have any plans yets but will take about three weeks off and
> hopefully
> > thats enough time. Mt.Rushmore would also be something I'd like the kids
> to
> > see. I feel lucky that they got to see the Old Man on the Mountain in NH
> > before he fell off.
> >
> > Bill
> >
>



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