Best. Trip. Ever. Cross Country Road Trip - 08/08

you are so good at this... this is going to be the B.T.E.!!!

I Was pleased to visit this sight.i was realy fasinated to view the amazing photos. You are expected to bring forth the wurld most unntouched images in the future also.

What's the budget for the trip?

We are still working on the budget, as gas has been a continuously changing factor.

What kind of car are you using?

We will be renting an SUV. Tried to get a Hybrid, but none are available.

hey man, great idea going cross country, it's my dream and I plan on doing it on a bike, but one piece of advice that I'm throwing out there because I have no experience, but I've thought about for 8 years while thinking of my trip...Don't plan this trip too much, going cross country is about freedom, don't forget that, you need to have fun with it not make deadlines, you're not in school, do what you please, when you want to...you have it planned to a "t" even to the restaurants you want to eat at....let that be part of the surprise and fun, but great idea on your destinations, the badlands would be amazing, I'm going to check that out on my trip, good luck.

WOW!! What a great idea to do such an interesting cross-country trip. Where did you end up going after Arizona? Did you drive all the way across the southern U.S.? Any tips that you'd give anyone considering a similar trip?

I still need to finish the trip journal, but we ended up going to Utah, Colorado and taking the "mid-US" trip back (Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, etc.) If you do plan a similar trip, we highly recommend spending time in Moab, Utah and Arches National Park. That was the highlight of the trip for us. We also liked the Black Hills area of South Dakota (Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood).