Taking off tomorrow morning at 10:00AM, with a first night’s destination of Ashland, Kentucky. The big adventure begins and the following is a rough idea of our itinerary for the first leg of the trip:

Day 1: Home to Ashland KY, a travel day

Day 2: Ashland, KY to Cahokia, IL, another travel day

Day 3: Cahokia, IL to Williamsburg, KS, with a stop to visit the Missouri State Capitol

Day 4: Williamsburg, KS to Colby KS, viewing Monument Rocks along the way

Day 5: Colby KS to Colorado Springs, CO with a stop to visit the United States Air Force Academy

Day 6: Colorado Springs CO to Towaoc CO, stopping to see Pikes Peak

Day 7: Towaoc, CO to Kanab, UT, visiting the Four Corners and Glen Canyon

Day 8: Kanab, UT to Virgin, UT, with stops at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and the Kolob Canyons part of Zion National Park

Day 9: Virgin, UT to Lone Pines, CA while passing through parts of Death Valley

Day 10: Lone Pines, CA to San Rafael, hoping to dodge any wildfires along the way. If all goes as planned, we will have arrived at our first family stop.

Taking 10 days to cross the United States is a gift for us; normally we’ve done it in 8 days, and 400-500 mile days can be wearing. This will be much more leisurely than we’ve done before. We’re hoping the weather will be easy on us too. We welcome you to follow along!