Going cross country on vacation

[DART VADER]

My girlfriend and I are taking a trip across the country for two weeks. We are leaving Friday afternoon. We live in Rhode Island and are renting a car and loading it up.

I just got off the phone with dabignuttedman and pinke and will hopefully be stopping by for a visit. 

Our first scheduled stop is the Carlsbad Caverns and then up to the Grand Canyon where we have a cabin reserved. Going north we will go through Denver so I can see where my Broncos play. 
The Black Hills in South Dakota is next and THEN to our holy shrine. The Walter P. Chrysler museum in Michigan. 

It will be nice to get away from the everyday stress. Hopefully we won't kill each other along the way. 

[dangerdawg]

have a good trip, & enjoy yourselves. i'm in glendale, az. you're welcome to stop by if you have time.

[Jim_Lusk]

Sounds like you won't be coming this far, but have a great trip. I can't imagine coming that far across the country and not going to Yosemite, though.

[NYrr496]

Years ago, my friend was selling his 69 Shelby GT 500. A guy in Oregon bought it, so I got to go from Long Island to Portland Oregon in the Shelby, then rented a car and drove to san fransisco to fly home. AEWSOME trip. Yellowstone is still one of the most awesome memories I have. Have a great trip.

[abqdart]

I live in Rio Rancho New Mexico, A stones throw from Albuquerque. I can only assume you will be on I40 then I25 going north to Denver. Stop on by for a cold one! Let me know we have plenty of room!

[ski]

Sounds like a fun trip.  I'll be doing the same for the month of July going from San Diego to Mass.  I'm going to drive even if fuel is 5 bucks a gallon.  Airfare is triple what it was last time I went back and I don't want to put my dog in a  travel carrier for 12 hours.  Did the car rental place have a problem with you taking a car that far away from where you rented it?  I was thinking of renting a van.

[DART VADER]

Sounds like a fun trip.  I'll be doing the same for the month of July going from San Diego to Mass.  I'm going to drive even if fuel is 5 bucks a gallon.  Airfare is triple what it was last time I went back and I don't want to put my dog in a  travel carrier for 12 hours.  Did the car rental place have a problem with you taking a car that far away from where you rented it?  I was thinking of renting a van.

We have unlimited mileage on the rental. Lets hope gas doesn't get that high. It's bad enough that we went for an intermediate car rather than an SUV because of gas mileage.

We were going to go through Yosemite but it's the time constraints. We will be spending some time in the Black Hills checking out the ghost towns and history along with Crazy Horse monument and Mt. Rushmore.

[jackie]

go by deadwood, and have a beer with wild bill !!

[ValiantOne]

I hope you have a blast!!!

I did the same thing in 1993 with my girlfriend. We rented a new toyota camry and proceeded to put about 7-8K miles on it. Went out west from MD out to CA. Camped in Leadville Co. Neat town. Grand Canyon, Vegas, Disneyland, San Diego, Yuma, Phoenix, San Antonio, Huston, New Awlins and Burbon Street, back up through the Great Smokys all the way home.

I'll never forget that trip. One of the best months of my life.

I hope you all have a safe journey and make as many awesome memories as we did!!!

Cheers,

Chris E.

PS. one cool thing we did was to take pictures of each of the state signs as we crossed the state line, and paste them to a usa map when we got home. Cool!

[MVRCorp]

My son lives in Narragansett (couldn't be too far away  ). Keep in touch, I'm in Denver if you're ready for a cup of jo or a cold one. I'm single and have a 4 B/R home if you need a night away from motels or a home cooked meal (cooking's my hobby).
Jim

[west]

My girlfriend and I are taking a trip across the country for two weeks. We are leaving Friday afternoon. We live in Rhode Island and are renting a car and loading it up.
Our first scheduled stop is the Carlsbad Caverns and then up to the Grand Canyon where we have a cabin reserved.

you may want to stop n pee, thats a long 1st stop
new mexico was a great drive for me,just beautiful.

stu's driving tip:
always drive through a big town before you get a motel,the rates are cheaper and you don't have to sit in rush hour traffic the next morning.

[MoPar_or _NoCar]

Hope Ya Rented a MoPar! Try to get an Avenger, they're a blast.

[CudaDon65]

Have a great and safe trip. Take lots of pics..we like pics.

[DART VADER]

Thanks all.I'm taking my laptop with us so hopefully I can post pics as we go.

[440Ken]

Sounds like a great trip...buckle up and return safely!

[oldkimmer]

...................Have a great trip.....................I want to do route 66 in the near future................kim..........

[DART VADER]

...................Have a great trip.....................I want to do route 66 in the near future................kim..........

I believe we are going to hit a small section of Rte 66. I'll have to get a pic of the sign.

[Pedalkisses]

Have a great trip.  Get lots of pics!

[oldkimmer]

...................Have a great trip.....................I want to do route 66 in the near future................kim..........

I believe we are going to hit a small section of Rte 66. I'll have to get a pic of the sign.

.......................That would b great...........kim........

[dart4406]

Are You Pullin A Trailer Full Of Cash For Gas?

[DART VADER]

Are You Pullin A Trailer Full Of Cash For Gas?

We got a Pontiac G6 for a rental car. Didn't want to go bigger just because of gas mileage. I'm going to try and keep track of the gas we use.

We are leaving in a couple of hours. Adios!

[PinkE]

Randy and I got to meet Tim and Sharon for lunch in Indy yesterday.  It's great to finally meet Tim, (DartVader), we had a nice lunch and they were on their way, next stop was Carlsbad Caverns I think....Have a safe trip guys....