Plotting another road trip

Glacier National Park in Montana. Just remembered that I need to go back there.

Last summer, Dan and I quit our jobs, bought a car, and headed out west. (Well, north first and then west eventually.) After about two months on the road, we rested for a week in Southern California and then headed to South Africa for what turned out to be another two months. Back in the States, we spent a few weeks in Boston and New York and then flew to California where we thought we’d be settled for a few months before returning to New York for a job Dan had lined up for March. But in January, I landed a job based in the Northeast so we were off again, driving 3000+ miles in five days (not recommended!). This summer, we’re going to strike a balance – we’ll have about three weeks on the road before we catch our flight to Malaysia and I’m trying to figure out how we want to approach things.

I’ve got family in Chicago so we’ll definitely stop there. And we have friends in Northwestern Arkansas so even though we’d dip a little further south than planned, we might go there anyway and spend some quality time in the Ozarks. But what Dan really wants to do is check out Colorado and Utah. I have a feeling this is where we’ll spend the bulk of our time (not counting hanging out with family in the Bay Area and Santa Cruz). If you have any recommendations for things to do along the route below, let me know! (Plus, check out a few pics from last year just for fun.)

Probable road trip route for August 2010

Adam and Dan at a crappy campsite outside of Quebec City

Weird lighting in Montreal

Fun times at the Mississippi River

Homesteading: No thanks

The Badlands looking pretty badass

We crossed the border into Alberta to spend our last $10 Canadian on fries with gravy

Taking the ferry in Puget Sound. Want a cheap place to stay near Seattle? Camp on Vachon Island.

Sand dunes in Oregon

The California Coast is so damn photogenic

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