Tenative
leave date
August 18, 2012
Because of possible long load times,
and the need to refer
to this page
please "right-click"
to open links. |
Trip
Map |
|
Day
|
Place
|
Lodging
Passport America
|
Distance
|
STOPS/
SIGHTS ?? |
1
Saturday
8/18/12 |
Utica, Ill.
|
Hickory Hollow
Campground
|
412 miles
8.24 hrs @ 50 mph
Map
|
|
2
8/19/12
|
Henderson . NE |
Mormon Island State Park
Grand Island, NE
|
530 miles
10.60 hrs @ 50 mph
Map |
Speedway
Motors
Lincoln, NE |
3 & 4
8/20 & 21
|
Cheyenne, WY
|
Terry Bison
Ranch
RV
Campground
Alternatives
USA Today
|
364 miles
9.10 hrs @ 40 mph
Map
Cheyenne/Salt Lake/
Winnemucc/Reno
Map
|
MUST SEE
Route
30
Oregon Trail
(Map)
Snowy
River
Byway
Flaming
River
|
5
8/22/12
HBE
|
Salt Lake City, UT
|
KOA
800-562-8552
Motel
Option |
444.42
miles
8.80 hrs @ 50 mph
Map to SLC &
Reno
Map
SLC to Winnemucc |
|
6
8/23/2012 |
Winnemucc |
Hi-Desert
RV |
358.39
miles
7.16 hrs @ 50 mph
Map
to Reno |
|
7
(Friday)
(Day 1)
8/24/12
|
Femley, NV
(Reno)
|
Grand Sierra
Motel/
near airport
|
179.02 miles
3.97 hrs @ 45 mph
|
|
|
.
|
-
|
-
|
2235.0 miles |
- |
| Days 5 - 9
(Reno to Yosemite)
Map |
Day 8
(Day 2)
8/25/12
|
San Francisco |
|
283 miles
via
US
50
9.4 hrs @ 30 mph
Map
|
Lake
Tahoe
Sights 1
|
Day 9
(Day 3)
|
San Francisco |
|
|
Option 1
Option 2 |
Day 10
(Day 4)
|
San Francisco |
|
|
Sights Day 3 |
Day 10 - 20
|
Yosemite
San Simeon
Lone Pine
L.A.
Malibu
Newport Beach |
. |
. |
CA. Rt 4
Yosemite,
Mariposa Grove,
Coast Highway
Big Sur
Lone Pine
Newport Beach
Mulholland
Dr.,
Hollywood,
Disney,
etc |
Day 11
(Day 5)
8/28/12
|
Sierras
Arnold, Ca (RT 4)
8/28/12
|
|
172 miles
3.25 hrs @ 50 mph
map
|
Sierra
Trip
via
Rt 4 |
| . |
California KOA's |
. |
Passport America
|
. |
Day 12
(Day 6)
8/29/12
|
to Yosemite |
|
142 miles
6.5 hrs @ 30 mph
map
|
Yosemite |
Day 13
(Day 7)
|
Yosemite, Ca |
KOA
Lodge
Map |
. |
Mariposa
Grizzly
|
Day 14
(Day 8)
8/31/12 |
Yosemite, Ca |
KOA
Lodge
Map |
|
Yosemite, Ca |
Day 15
(Day 9)
9/1/12
|
Big Sur / PCH /
San Simeon |
San Simeon
Motel
San Simeon Campground
No hook ups |
300.64 miles
(mtns + hwy 1)
8.7 hrs @30 mph
Map |
17 Mile
PCH
Bixby Brdge |
Day 16
(Day 10) |
Big Sur / PCH /
San Simeon |
San Simeon |
|
|
Day 16
(Day 11)
9/3/12 |
Lone Pine, CA |
Boulder Creek Resort
Chamber of Comm |
312,00 miles
5.10
hrs @ 55
Map |
|
Day
17
(Day 12)
|
|
Boulder Creek Resort
Chamber of Comm
|
|
|
Day 18
(Day 13)
9/5/12
|
L.A. |
Malibu RV Park |
220
miles
4.4 hrs @ 50 mph
MAP
|
|
Day 19
(Day 14)
|
L.A.
|
Malibu RV Park |
. |
|
Day 20
(Day 15)
|
L.A. |
Malibu RV Park |
. |
|
Day 21
(Day 16)
|
L. A. |
Malibu RV Park
|
. |
Tourist stuff
rest |
|
mileage - 1,400 miles |
|
Days
- 16 |
Day 22
(Day 17)
[Sunday]
9/9/12 |
Boulder City, NV
|
Lake Mead Rv Resort |
371 miles
9.2 hrs @ 40 MPH
Map
|
Rte 66
Hoover Dam
Mohave Desert
Oatman
|
Day 23
|
Hoover Dam, NV
Grand Canyon, AZ |
Camper Village
Motel Option
|
map
249 miles
6.2 hrs @ 40mph |
Rte 66
Peach Springs
Skywalk
Seligman |
Day 24
9/11/12
|
Grand Canyon, Az
|
Camper Village
Motel Option
|
|
|
Depending
on our travel companions,
this portion of the itinerary may be modified.
The number of days will remain the same.
Map Home |
Day 25 |
Albuquerque NM
|
Enchanted Trails RV Park
Wigwam Motel |
Map
437 Miles
10.0 hrs |
Grand Canyon
Rte 66
Petrified
Forest
Painted Desert
Meteor Crater
|
Day 26
|
via rt 104
Amarillo, Texas
|
Amarillo
RV Park
Blue Swallow |
Map
301 miles
7 hrs @ 50 mph |
Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo,
TX
Big Texan Steak
Rt 104 |
Day 27
|
Carthage, Mo
|
Big Red Barn RV
Park
Motel
Option
|
Map
485 miles
9.7 hrs @ 50 mpg |
|
Day 28
|
St Louis, MO |
KOA
Motel
Option
|
Map
290.00 miles
6.4 hrs @ 45 mph |
Arch
Chain of Rocks |
Day 29
9/16/12
|
Lodi, OH |
. |
511 miles
9.0 hrs@ 50mph |
. |
Past trip pictures
|
Sierras
|
..
|
. |
California |
| . |
. |
Calendar
(Printable)
|
|
Trip Cost Estimate
2012 $$$$
|
