I am sure some people look at this not looking for all these thoughts, but to see where I have been. here is the drive so far:
Monday, July 21: I-94 and I-80 to the Quad cities (Moline, or actually Cordova)
Tuesday, July 22: Side trip to Field of Dreams. Illinois 84N to Illinois 20N to Dubuque (Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa confluence), then Iowa 20W to Iowa 136N. Return trip, Iowa 61S to DeWitt, 30E to Clinton, 84S to Cordova.
Wednesday, July 23: Illinois 67S from Quad Cities to Macomb. West to Carthage, 336S to Quincy. Crossed into MO. 61S to 19S to 22W to 63S to Columbia.
Thursday, July 24: 63S from Columbia to Jefferson City. 50W to Lawrence, Kansas.
Friday, July 25: I-70W to 177N to Manhattan, lunch with cousin Michael. 77N, with 45 minute detour, to Lincoln, Nebraska
Saturday, July 26: Side trip Wahoo, Nebraska. 77N, returned on 77S.
Sunday, July 27: I-80W from Lincoln to Grand Island (which is neither), 24N to 2W to Alliance. 385N to Hot Springs. SD.
Monday, July 28: Winding through the Black Hills, N from Hot Springs, SD, by Custer, Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmore, Rapid City and Sturgis (Rally is next week) to I-90. W to Buffalo, Wyoming. Then 16W to Worland, 20S to Shoshoni, 26W to Moran Junction, 189S to Jackson (long day, beautiful drive).
Tuesday, July 29: Side trip to Yellowstone National Park by way of Grand Tetons National Park, all by way of 189. I went as far North as Old Faithful.
Wednesday, July 30: WY 22 out of Jackson and through Teton Pass into Idaho. The ID 26 through Arco and Shoshone to Gooding. I-84 with a stop at Glenns Ferry and then on to Boise.
Thursday, July 31: I-84 from Boise to Portland OR, with a stop in Pendleton for the world's best bacon cheeseburger.
Friday, August 1: Stayed in greater Portland
Closing in on 4000 miles
Saturday, August 2: NWA flight to Honolulu
Well over 6000 miles now.
3 comments:
Aloha! 3000 miles-definitely not the way the crow flies! Jackson Hole is great and the Grand Tetons must have been magnificient. I hope the weather was nice. Not sure where you're headed now. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho would be nice. You could play a round of golf and see the floating green. On the way is the Silver Mountain Ski Resort in Kellog. Longest single span Gondola system in North America. Or if you head southwest you could go through The Tetons and on to Idaho Falls. You should at least have one baked Potato. Lots of great places in Oregon or Washington. Crate Lake, Oregon Dunes (rent a dune buggy) or Grand Coulee Dam (but the drive afterthat can be boring. Lots of wineries! Have fun and be safe and see you soon. Aloha
H. Kai,
I needed you before choosing the wrong route across Idaho....In the southern part of this state, the Interstate IS the scenic route, following the Snake River (watch out for falling Knievels). My route was desolate and dusty.
see you in a few days
Robin
Robin, Fantastic trip. I am enyoing it as much as you. Your friend, Schork
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