Trips for Badlands

Friday, 8/1 - Well, after many months of planning, the day has finally arrived! I can't believe that we're actually driving across the US! It's something I've always wanted to do. Our drive will take us from Connecticut to California and back …

Start right after church, 12:00, 650 miles through Missouri, Iowa and South Dakota... with a side trip to Nebraska on the way. Nothing scheduled , just lots of driving through different looking country. Stop at Watertown SD for the night over …

The movers showed up at about 8:30am and finished packing our belongings. Maddie seemed to be fasinated by all the taping, wrapping and moving. She joined in as much as she could. Then at around 2pm everything was loaded and we said good bye …

Wednesday, November 19th. The movers are finished packing and are loading the truck. We go to get the wire transfer for today's closing this morning at 9. The Fox Point building inspector comes by at 10 AM, judges us to be within compliance …

5/29/2009 - Well the planning begins! This will be a trip that I've wanted to do for a long, long time. My friend Jay from high school took the plunge and booked a house for all of us to rent in Deadwood for the 2010 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally …

The process of planning the road trip has been extremely busy and alot of coordination but looking at the stops we will make and the people we will see is more then worth it. This will be an incredible experience that Olivia and I will talk …

Skipped Columbus due to family cancelling plans with us. Stopped at a roadside rest stop on Ohio Turnpike to sleep for a few hours. Father's Day. Crossed over into Michigan to eat breakfast. Visitor center closed (too early). On to Indian Dunes …

Visited "world famous" Pikes Market in Seattle, WA. It was Mothers Day, and pretty crowded -- a lot of fun, though. As you might imagine, it was cloudy, misty and a bit cool. Since we were staying in Poulsbo, we took the Bainbridge Ferry -- …

So I need to figure out a few more things before this trip is finalized... 1. Hotels in seattle, crow agency, olney, and louisville 2. How to do yellowstone? between day 11 (morning) and day 14 (morning)... including hotel and tours? 3. Can …