Friday, May 6, 2016

S2KDays Trip Itinerary


In addition to attending S2KDays in Durango, Colorado, this trip will allow me to check off the last 5 states that I have never been to: Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Michigan, plus 3 southern Canadian provinces: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Jul 19: Smyrna, DE to Jackson, OH (472 miles)
Jul 20: Jackson to Olney, IL (423 miles)
Jul 21: Olney to Ottawa, KS (439 miles)
Jul 22: Ottawa to La Junta, CO (490 miles)
Jul 23: La Junta to Durango, CO (334 miles)
Jul 24: Durango/Silverton RR Day Trip
Jul 25 - Jul 27: S2KDays in Durango (Many, many miles on our drives through the mountains, visiting Mesa Verde National ParkAztec Ruins, and the hightlight, the Million Dollar Highway)
Jul 28: Durango to Torrey, UT (through Canyonlands National Park) (293 miles)
Jul 29: Torrey to Austin, NV (436 miles)
Jul 30: Austin to Boise, ID (passing through the SE corner of Oregon) (393 miles)
Jul 31: Boise to Missoula, MT (389 miles)
Aug 1: Missoula to Medicine Hat, Alberta (through Glacier National Park and the Going to the Sun Road, if it's open) (422 miles)
Aug 2: Medicine Hat to Brandon, Manitoba (through Saskatchewan) (525 miles - my longest day, through the boring prairies of southern Canada)
Aug 3: Brandon to Grand Rapids, MN (439 miles)
Aug 4: Grand Rapids to Manistique, MI (419 miles)
Aug 5: Manistique to Maumee, OH (433 miles)
Aug 6: Maumee to Cumberland, MD (350 miles)
Aug 7: Cumberland, MD to Home! (232 miles)