54 Days!

Route and Itinerary

    Planning began... simple so we thought, leave Saturday, Aug. 1 take about two weeks, we had no deadline Raleigh- Wasilla, my husband and I would fly back around the 18th or 19th no rush but FIRST adjustment, we have Pioneer School starting August 17, we have to be back in NC by Sunday, August 16 (No Problem) Now we WERE leaving on Saturday, August 1 in the morning but then a SECOND adjustment, Rosbel has Pioneer School the last week of July, ending August 1 thus we changed our departure date to Sunday, August 2(No worries). We would head up north through Chicago, stop at Mount Rushmore, Glacier National Park and a few other natural landmarks BUT as customary with our road trips nothing is ever that simple. THIRD adjustment, we receive the wonderful news that my nephew is getting married on Sunday, August 2 in Boston (No problem). A minor detour has to be worked in much to the complaint of ...(we will leave the complainer nameless), we now must leave on Saturday evening to arrive on time to the 11:00 am wedding in Boston. We will drive all night, attend the wedding, tour Boston.

         So far, we have traced our route Raleigh- Boston- Niagara Falls- Toledo- Sioux Falls- Mount Rushmore- Glacier National Park- Banff National Park- Jasper National Park- Wasilla. We still have to sort out some kinks. As you can see, we will be hiking and doing everything naturey(yes I know its not a word). Those of you who know me well can appreciate how much I LOVE the outdoors(note the sarcasm). At least, being in NC has prepared me a bit for this adventure. I don't even mind eating outdoors too much anymore (can you believe it). We still have to add a couple of stops between Canada and Alaska but more research is required. Any suggestions are welcome, nothing is set in stone yet. So here it is our first draft of our road trip!

97 hours so far!