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Day |
Date |
State |
Planned Activity |
What we actually did |
Good meals |
Spent night |
Miles Driven |
Total Miles |
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1 |
June 18th |
Ohio |
Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame |
Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame |
Roy Rogers (rough start) |
New Cumberland, PA |
497 |
497 |
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2 |
June 19th |
Pennsylvania |
Hershey's Chocolate World |
Hershey's Chocolate World |
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New York |
Times Square?- show? |
Times Square and Mars 2112 restaurant |
Mars 2112 on Broadway |
Avenel, NJ |
185 |
682 |
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3 |
June 20th |
Connecticut |
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat |
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat |
Pan-Asian Sushi, Brattleboro, VT |
Brattelboro, VT |
268 |
950 |
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4 |
June 21st |
Vermont |
Townshend- Big Black Bear Shop |
Dummerston Bridge - Vermont's longest covered bridge |
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New Hampshire |
Canterbury Shaker Village |
Canterbury Shaker Village |
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Maine |
Biddeford, Maine- Wood Island Lighthouse |
Biddeford, Maine- Wood Island Lighthouse |
Pool Lobster Co., Biddesford Pool, ME |
Tewksbury, MA |
270 |
1220 |
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5 |
22nd |
Massachusetts |
USS Constitution or Boston Duck Tour or Old Town Trolley
tour |
USS Constitution |
Tavern on the Water, Boston |
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Rhode Island |
Jamestown-Beavertail Lighthouse |
Jamestown-Beavertail Lighthouse |
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Newark, NJ |
290 |
1510 |
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6 |
23rd |
New Jersey |
Liberty State Park- Statute of Liberty |
Liberty State Park |
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Delaware |
Willmington Square or Delaware Toy ad Minature Museum |
Willmington Square or Delaware Toy ad Minature Museum |
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Laurel, MD |
394 |
1904 |
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Maryland |
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum |
Camden Yards - Orioles vs. Nationals |
Kosher Hot Dogs at Camden Yards |
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7 |
24th |
Washington D.C. |
Old Town Trolley tour??if time?? or Monuments by Moonlight |
Monuments by Moonlight |
Qdoba, Washington, DC |
Laurel, MD |
41 |
1945 |
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8 |
25th |
Virginia |
Fredericksburg, VA- Apothecary or history walks |
Fredericksburg, VA- Apothecary or history walks |
Max's Kosher Café, Wheaton, MD |
Beckley, WV |
327 |
2272 |
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9 |
26th |
West Virginia |
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine |
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine |
Sahara Restaurant, Cave City, KY |
Cave City, KY |
368 |
2640 |
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10 |
27 |
Kentucky |
Cave City- Mammouth Caves |
Mammoth Cave National Park |
Lunch at Wendys :( |
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Tennessee |
drive thru smokey mountains |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
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Maggie Valley, NC |
367 |
3007 |
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11 |
28 |
North Carolina |
Maggie Valley- Ghost Town in the Sky?? |
Ghost Town in the Sky (closed) so we washed the van |
Joey's Pancake House, Maggie Valley, SC |
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South Carolina |
BMW Zentrum |
BMW Zentrum |
Lunch at Jack in the Box - a first |
Marietta, GA |
319 |
3326 |
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12 |
29 |
Georgia |
Coca Cola Factory |
World of Coca-Cola |
Pappadeaux, Marietta, GA |
Pensacola, FL |
366 |
3692 |
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13 |
30th |
Florida |
Wake up and go to beach- Pensacola |
Pensacola Beach (Nice Place!) |
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Alabama |
Alligator Alley, Summerdale |
American Muscle Car Mania |
Cozumel Mexican Restaurant, Jackson, MS |
Jackson, MS |
368 |
4060 |
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14 |
July 1st |
Mississippi |
Jackson- Mississippi Petrified Forest |
Mississippi Petrified Forest, Flora, MS |
Copeland's Steak House, Alexandria, LA |
Alexandria, LA |
265 |
4325 |
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15 |
2nd |
Louisana |
Alexandria- Visit Loyd Hall Plantation Bed & Breakfast |
Loyd Hall Plantation - Drove there to find it no longer open
to public |
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Little Rock, AR |
411 |
4736 |
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16 |
3rd |
Arkansas |
Little Rock- Old Grist Mill, Clinton Presendential Library,
Keo Old Pharmacy |
Clinton Library and Old Grist Mill - Drove 20 miles to
Pharmacy which was closed Mondays |
Qdoba, Springfield, MO |
Nixa, MO |
285 |
5021 |
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17 |
4th |
Missouri |
Springfield- Jefferson Ave. Footbridge, Fantastic Caverns |
Fantastic Caverns |
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Witchita, Kansas |
Find Fireworks display spend the night |
GREAT Fireworks in Wichita |
Martini's Steak House, Wichita |
Wichita, KS |
318 |
5339 |
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18 |
5th |
Kansas |
Witchita- Old Cowtown Museum |
Old Cowtown Museum |
Cattleman's Steak House, OK City |
El Reno, OK |
291 |
5630 |
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19 |
6th |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City Memorial, Softball Hall of Fame, Stockyard
City |
OK City Memorial, Stockyard City |
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Texas |
Cadillac Ranch, Elkins Ranch Western Nights? |
Palo Duro Canyon State Park |
Dyer's BBQ, Amarillo, TX |
Amarillo, TX |
331 |
5961 |
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20 |
7th |
Texas |
or Elkins Ranch for breakfast? |
Cadillac Ranch |
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New Mexico |
Dinner with Tish and John |
Dinner with Tish and John |
Maria's, Santa Fe, NM |
Santa Fe, NM |
317 |
6278 |
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21 |
8th |
New Mexico |
Bandolier National Monument |
Bandolier National Monument and Santa Fe National Forest |
Chili Works, Los Alamos, NM and Pizza by the Slice, Durango,
CO |
Durango, CO |
276 |
6554 |
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22 |
9th |
Colorado |
Mesa Verde National Park, or White Water Rafting or Bar d
chuckwagon |
Downtown Durango, Mesa Verde National Park, Four Corners |
Breakfast at the home of cousins Jan and Greg Phillips |
Moab, UT |
294 |
6848 |
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23 |
10th |
Utah |
Sunrise at the Arches? Or drive thru to see Arches if not
open early |
Arches National Park |
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Arizona |
Grand Canyon |
Grand Canyon National Park |
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Grand Canyon, AZ |
240 |
7088 |
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24 |
11th |
Arizona |
Catch plane to Hawaii |
Grand Canyon National Park again |
Qdoba, Phoenix, AZ |
Honolulu, HI |
250 |
7338 |
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25-27 |
12-14 |
Hawaii |
visit with Uncle Lou & Aunt Frieda - tour, lounge on beach |
Beaches, USS Arizona Museum, Dole Plantation, Uncle Lou and
Aunt Frieda's home |
Keo's Thai Restaurant, Waikiki and Roy's, Hawaii Kai, HI |
Honolulu Airport and Airplane |
252 |
7590 |
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28 |
15th |
Nevada |
Hoover Dam, Las Vegas- Neon Museum |
Hoover Dam and Las Vegas Blvd (The Strip) |
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Las Vegas, NV |
324 |
7914 |
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29 |
16th |
Los Angeles, CA |
Hollywood Sign, Hollywood walk of fame, Dinner with Rosen
Family of L.A. (no relation) |
Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Tito's Tacos, Culver City, CA |
Simi Valley, CA |
400 |
8314 |
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30 |
17th |
Los Angeles, CA |
if not night b4 Hollywood Sign, Hollywood walk of fame |
Breakfast with Jan and Allen Rosen of LA, Drove Highway 1 up
the coast |
Eggs-N-Things, Thousand Oaks, CA |
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San Francisco, CA |
Golden Gate Bridge, Trolleys, Pier for Soup, Alcatraz at
night? |
Dinner in Willow Glen with our friends Bernie Kotlier and
Family |
The Taiwan, Willow Glen, CA |
San Francisco, CA |
472 |
8786 |
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31 |
18th |
San Francisco, CA |
Alcatraz if not night before |
Golden Gate Bridge, Pier for Soup, Lombard St |
Boudin Barkery, Fisherman's Wharf |
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Crescent City |
Redwood Forest |
Redwood National Park |
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Crescent City, CA |
368 |
9154 |
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32 |
19th |
Oregon |
stop at Cave Junction, OR to see Treesort- Resort in the
trees |
Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park, Treesort |
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Woodburn, OR |
367 |
9521 |
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33 |
20th |
Portland, OR |
Visit Multnomah Falls & Lodge or Hot Air Balloon |
Multnomah Falls and Lodge |
Cucina, Cucina, Tukwila, WA |
Tukwila, WA |
251 |
9772 |
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34 |
21st |
Seattle, WA |
Space Needle, Aquarium, Public Water Cruises? |
Uhh, Laundromat, Pirates of the Caribbean before the flight
to AK |
Qdoba, SeaTac Airport |
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20 |
9792 |
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Alaska |
Fly out to Anchorage,AK 8:50 pm |
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Anchorage, AK |
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35-37 |
22nd-24th |
Alaska |
Tours? |
Visited downtown Anchorage, Sea Kayaking in Prince William
Sound near Whittier, Glacier Cruise on Portage Lake, Hiking
to Flattop Peak at Chugach State Park, Viewing Salmon run at
Ship Creek Bridge |
Alaska Salmon Chowder House, Simon and Seaforts, Phyllis's
Café and Salmon Bake, Snow City Café, Tempura Kitchen |
Anchorage, AK |
335 |
10127 |
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38 |
25th |
begin alaska |
Red eye flight back |
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Seattle, WA |
Space Needle, Aquarium, Public Water Cruises? |
Pike Street Market and Bullwinkle Family Fun Center |
Mongolian Grill, Tukwila, WA |
Seattle, WA |
51 |
10178 |
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39 |
26th |
Idaho |
Kellogg, Idaho- that night Visit "sixth street melodrama"?-
dinner mystery |
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Terrible Edith's at Silver Mountain, Kellogg, ID |
Kellogg, ID |
378 |
10556 |
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40 |
27th |
Kellogg, Idaho |
Crystal Gold Mine Tour, Silverwood Theme Park |
Crystal Gold Mine in Idaho and Norris Hot Springs in Montana |
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Ennis, MT |
347 |
10903 |
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41 |
28th |
Butte, Montana |
World Museum of Mining & Hell Roaring Gulch |
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Wyoming |
Grand Tetons- Visit Menors Ferry and Cummingham Cottage |
Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park |
The Bull Steakhouse, Riverton, WY |
Riverton, WY |
341 |
11244 |
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42 |
29th |
Crawford, Nebraska |
almost 9 hrs. drive |
Trailside Museum (winery was closed) |
Mi Cocina, Hot Springs, SD |
Hot Springs, SD |
422 |
11666 |
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43 |
30th |
Crawford, Nebraska |
Trailside Museum, Last chance winery |
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South Dakota |
Mount Rushmore, Wall Drugs |
Mount Rushmore, Wall Drug |
Lunch at Wall Drug |
Pierre, SD |
267 |
11933 |
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44 |
31st |
North Dakota |
Lewis & Clark Riverboat cruise, Bismark ND |
Lewis and Clark Riverboat Cruise |
Pizza on Riverboat |
Bismarck, ND |
252 |
12185 |
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45 |
August 1st |
Bismark, ND |
Buckstop Junction |
Skipped Buckstop, long drive |
Qdoba, Fargo, ND |
Bloomington, MN |
460 |
12645 |
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46 |
2nd |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Mall of America |
Mall of America |
Sushi Box, Madison, WI |
Middleton, WI |
318 |
12963 |
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47 |
3rd |
Madison, Wisconsin |
Cave of the Mounds |
Cave of the Mounds |
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Dubuque, Iowa |
Field of Dreams, Fenelon Elevator Place |
Field of Dreams, Fenelon Elevator Place |
Olive Garden, Dubuque, IA |
Dubuque, IA |
197 |
13160 |
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48 |
4th |
Chicago, Illinois |
Museum of Science and History |
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dinner with friends, Scott, Chris and Cole Jable |
Dinner with The Jable Family |
Meson Sabika, Naperville, IL |
Naperville, IL |
207 |
13367 |
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49 |
5th |
Indiana |
South Bend- Studebaker Nat'l Museum |
Indiana Dunes National Park |
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Michigan |
Visit Historic Marshall |
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Schuler's, Marshall, MI |
Marshall, MI |
241 |
13608 |
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50 |
August 6th |
extra in case of mishap |
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American Museum of Magic in Marshall, MI |
Qdoba, Farmington Hills, MI |
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