Betsy was gracious enough to give us her old Prius (with hardly any miles on it!) so we had the opportunity for another cross country road trip (we're pros now, my 4th, Adam's 7th)! This time we had the amazing luxury of only having ONE child (Avi), while Isla stayed another week in Maine.
Here was our itinerary
July 10th and 11th- 2 nights in New Jersey with Jack, Maggie, Wyatt and Lucy
July 12th- 1 night with MaryLou in Toledo, OH
July 13th- 1 night in Madison Wisconsin
July 14th- 1 night in Wall, South Dakota
July 15th- 1 night in Billings, Montana
July 16th- 1 night in Spokane, Washington
We had at least one interesting stop each day, drove between 7-10 hours per day and ate a lot of random gas station food! We got lucky with weather and smoke (avoided it somehow, barely) and Avi was a total camp! We stayed in several hotels with pools so that was a nice way to end the day. Somewhere in South Dakota (?) we stopped at a Target (I ran out of clean underwear) and Avi picked up a Darth Vader Mask, which became the thing for the rest of the trip.
Exploring Spokane
A toxic lake/Superfund site in Montana
Devil's Tower (Wyoming)
Crazy Horse
Mt. Rushmore
The corn palace, South Dakota
The Spam Museum was surprisingly cool
This grocery store! Stew Leonards- you just have to experience it
Tried to go for a hike, it was cut short
Raptor rehabilitation in NJ
The Pond Cafe, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, CT
