My 'trip of a lifetime' may happen in 2016:crazy::thumbup:

[warthog]

I have ALWAYS wanted to take a cross- country trip,since my last one at my first marriage in 1978,we drove to my wife's relative's home in Colorado.It was a great time,and it left me with a desire to drive West beyond Colorado,to explore......

Well,2016 may be 'the year of exploration' for Steve and Marcia!!!!

We are kicking around the idea of driving out to Washington State,to pick up my sister and her husband that live there,and driving back to Michigan,they are coming home third week of July,if they fly........We are thinking about a northern route going out: Mt Rushmore,Custer's Last Stand in Montana,Wyoming,Idaho maybe......
Coming back,dropping South thru Oregon,CaIfornia(Never been there,always wanted to see Death Valley),Arizona,Nevada,Nebraska........
My sister is all for it,it will not be cheap,(gas,food,hotels),but with the four of us working together,we can make it work!!!Even if my sister and her husband cannot do this for some reason,Marcia and I are 'making tracks' in June or July,for our own 'road trip',YAY!!...

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

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[7centsworth]

Death Valley is a place everyone needs to see. My sister lives about 30 minutes from there. You can drive a few miles and it changes so much.

 

[warthog]

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[7centsworth]

There is pull off stations that have water for cars in tanks. But it is wise to take some to drink. Our brakes got extreme hot in the hills down there. So we had to switch to manual and that helped. We had a rental car with auto or manual shift. I have never been to a place that the scenery changes so much in just a few miles. You need to go to Scotty's castle while your down there.

 

[SeniorSeeker]

Hope you's can make it happen. I've hitched-hiked, driven and flown across the country multiple times and would love to do it again. Actually one of the things I've always wanted to do was take a year long tour around the country and see all the national parks and sites. That would take a chuck of change.

 

[Missouri--Ma Betty]

I hope you and Marcia will be able to take the trip you so desire and that all will go well in planning and while travelling! Ma