Road Trip 2007

We will be hitting the road at the crack of dawn tomorrow. I am so excited to finally be heading out after months of planning. Jon and I first discussed the idea while he was still in Iraq. Joshua and I had seen and loved the movie "Cars" and so the idea was formed and has evolved into what I think will be an amazing adventure. If you want to know our plans, read on, otherwise -- have a great summer.

Sheryl

June 27
Drive San Juan Capistrano to Barstow and hop on route 66, spending the night in Kingman, AZ

June 28
Drive to the Grand Canyon Caverns, Meteor Crater and Petrified Forest, spending the night in Gallup, NM

June 29
Drive through Albuquerque and purchase first University T-shirt (Joshua wears a school uniform, but is allowed to wear college T-shirts or sweatshirts to promote getting a college education. We are hoping to collect various college/university shirts for Joshua on this trip.) We'll spend the night in Amarillo, TX.

June 30 - July 1
Get off route 66, drive to Wichita Falls and enjoy a water park before heading on to Dallas to spend the night and Sunday with friends.

July 2
Drive to Houston and spend the night with friends.

July 3 - 5
Drive to Longview, TX, and spend a couple days with Jon's sister and family.

July 6
Drive to Arkansas where we'll meet a college friend of mine for lunch and then camp in the eastern part of the state.

July 7 - 8
Drive to Memphis where we'll lunch with one of Jon's cousins and then on to Nashville to spend the evening with another one of Jon's cousins and the night with his grandpa. We'll see more cousins before we leave town on Monday.

July 9 - 13
Drive to Crossville, TN, to spend a few days with Jon's folks.

July 14
Drive to Louisville, KY, where we'll spend the night in the home of great friends who will be out of town. :(

July 15 - 16
Drive to Ft. Wayne, IN, to spend a couple days with Jon's brother and family.

July 17
Drive to South Bend, IN, to lunch with friends I've known for almost 40 years, then back to route 66 and on to Bloomington, IN, to visit a college friend.

July 18
Drive to St. Louis, MO, to spend the night with friends of Jon's from his Marine Security Guard days in West Africa.

July 19
Drive to Higginsville, MO, to see friends and then meander through some historic sights in the state before overnighting somewhere in Kansas.

July 20
Drive to Colorado where we'll miss some other good friends by a couple days.

July 21
Drive to Green River State Park, UT, where we'll camp.

July 22
Drive to Bryce Canyon, UT, to camp.

July 23 - 25
Drive to Zion National Park, UT, to camp, hike The Narrows and other great hikes.

July 26 - 27
Maybe drive to Hoover Dam and camp at Lake Meade or maybe head for home.

July 28
Plan to be home.