“Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere.”
― Isabelle Eberhardt, The Nomad: The Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt
We are still in the initial planning phase, but have been aiming toward a trip that is several months long and that includes many of the country’s most popular National Parks, as well as some other awesome locations along the route. We have been using Furkot to plan the trip, as well as other resources. To see our current plans on Furkot click the following link; Pop’s and I Wandering in Wonder We have currently decided to skip ones not accessible by land. Please note we have not included the Great Smokey Mountains as that is near where we live, where my dad was born and a place we have frequented for many years. If after reading this list you notice we missed and awesome stop or have some tips, tricks or advice please feel free to leave it in the comments or send us a message. Some of the stops we do hope to include are;
Blairsville, GA (family visit)
Biscayne National Park, FL
Everglades National Park, FL
Mammoth Cave National Park , KY
Hot Springs National Park, AR (as well as a visit with family near here)
Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose TX
Big Bend National Park, TX
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert, AZ
Saguaro National Park, AZ
The Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Barstow area, CA (visit some old haunts from when Pop’s was stationed here)
Death Valley National Park, CA
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Sequoia National Park, CA
Pinnacles National Park, CA
Yosemite National Park, CA
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Redwoods National Park, CA
Crater Lake National Park, OR
Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Olympic National Park, WA
Seattle, WA (visit family)
Cascades National Park, WA
Kenai Fjords National Park, AK
Anchorage, AK
Denali National Park, AK
Fairbanks, AK (from here we follow the Alaska Hwy out of AK and through BC)
Dawson Creek, BC
Cheney, WA (visit friends)
Glacier National Park, MT
Great Falls, MT (visit old haunts)
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Grand Tetons National Park, WY
Great Basin National Park, NV
Zion National Park, UT
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Canyonlands National Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO
Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD
Badlands National Park, SD
Wind Cave National Park, SD
The Enchanted Highway, ND
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
Voyageurs National Park, MN
Starved Rock State Park, IL
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH
Niagara Falls, NY
Acadia National Park, ME
Shenandoah National Park, VA (and nearby to visit family)
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