The REAL THING -- Big Travel Plans!!

Well, our "trials" phase taught us a lot, but we are now ready for the real thing! While we are saving the details for "in the moment developments", we realized we needed an overall sketch. So here it is:

Rest of 2009

June 10 thru July 2nd we are doing the Colorado Plateau -- states of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah. Most of the national parks (many are among the most famous in the U.S.) we will tour are largely in Utah, but they share borders with these other states -- known famously for the Four Corners intersection.

July 16 thru August 26th we are doing Idaho and Montana. Can't believe the number of things there are to do in these two places. Intend to hit most of them.

September 15 thru November 20th we are doing Jackson Hole, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, the path to LA for a layover trip to the South Pacific (30th wedding anniversary treat!), then travel up and down the coast of California, and return to Lake Conroe via the southern states.

November 20 thru early January -- Home for the holiday season

Much of 2010

January thru Early Spring (in the north) we are going to do the southeast where it is warm!! Includes whole gulf coast and down through the keys where I expect we will stay for quite a chunk of the time.

April thru June, at the risk to being too early and freezing our %&%#% off, we are going to visit the midwest including getting up to our wonderful Sand Lake in northern Wisconsin (our summer vacation spot throughout my growing up). Will visit Ohio and mother and dad on the front end of his phase.

Late June through September we are going to travel throughout New England including a lot of time in Maine.

October we will be heading home via midwest and south including visit to Georgia to see my brother. Seek to time this phase to hit he colors and drive he Smokey Mountains.


Seems intimidating to even write this down, but we are actually very excited to have the chance to do all of this.