Sunday, July 13, 2014

Road Trips:

For those of your who think the following road trips that I am suggesting are nothing more than thinly veiled attempts by me to get to all 50 states, you are so wrong. There is no thin veil involved. I am out front and blatant. I am going to all 50 states and you’re welcome to ride with me as I hit the last five.

Spring 2015: I’ve Gone to Carolina in My Mind. Fly into Raleigh, NC and spend a moment or two visiting the capital city, then off to the Outer Banks of NC, Myrtle Beach and Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA before heading back north in a more westerly route and visiting the cities of Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC. It’s 1,239 miles covering three states. I would suggest a 6 nights/7days format. An additional side trip could be to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and DOLLYWOOD!!!  YEE-HAW!!!

Summer 2015: Ring Around Superior. Fly into Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN and dash up to Duluth for the real starting line. This one is pretty simple. From Duluth will head northeast along the shores of Lake Superior though Grand Marais and Grand Portage, MN (possible side trip to Isle Royale National Park) and on to Thunder Bay in the province of Ontario. Zipping our way through such metropolises as Nipigon, Marathon and Wawa, we will eventually find ourselves inspecting the locks in Sault Ste. Marie. From Sault Ste. Marie, we can either opt to continue to hug Superior and return to Duluth or we could take a more southerly route through Wisconsin back to the Twin Cities! It’s 1,328 miles covering three states and a province. Passport is required. Once again, I would suggest a 6 night/7day format.

Fall 2015: New England’s Colors. This one I have worked out every detail of. Fly into some city in New England, drive around and visit all six New England states. See all sorts of bucolic vistas, historic sites and fun times. Then fly out of some city in New England. Although there is obviously still some flexibility in the schedule, I think we want to make it as long of a road trip as possible.

Spring 2016: I Saw, You Saw, We All Saw Arkansas! This one is damn near as thoroughly thought out as the last one. Fly into Little Rock, or Memphis, or St. Louis, and since this is a road trip, drive around for a while, making sure to see Arkansas. Really, that is the only purpose of this trip.

There you go folks! Sign up soon as seats are going fast! (And as these are road trips, and not sib trips, they are open to everyone, related or not!)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am ready to go. But I need to add New York & New Jersey. Could that be worked into the New England trip?

Mac said...

The will cost a couple of extra days. No trip to New Jersey is complete without a visit to Lucy in Margate!