Monday, July 11, 2016

Our Round Trip Tour of America - Summer 2017

We've been doing some detailed planning for our Summer 2017 Tour of America.  We're planning on leaving right around this time next year.  Debbie and I came up with a list of all the people and places we want to visit, so I did some research online and found a trip planning site that's free and capable of detailed trip information.  For now, we put together a complete round trip online showing dates, times and points of interest on a website called Furkot.com.

Here's a summary of our intended route and highlights on where we plan to visit:

  • Leaving Florida in mid to late July, 2017 on our first destination to visit with my brother in Greenville, SC.
  • Greenville to Allentown, PA via the Blue Ridge Parkway with a stop through Washington, DC.
  • Allentown to the Pocono Mountains for a few days camping
  • Poconos to Duluth, MN to visit friends with a stop in Chicago.
  • Duluth to Rapid City, SD to pick up friends from West Palm Beach, then camping in the Black Hills to see Mount Rushmore and surrounding area.
  • Black Hills to Yellowstone National Park camping and sightseeing.
  • Yellowstone to Helena, MT with West Palm friends to their family ranch.
  • Helena, MT to Seattle area to visit long time Miami friends.
  • Seattle to Portland, OR to visit family.  
  • Portland to Las Vegas, NV with our son/wife via Pacific Coast Highway, San Francisco and sightseeing along the way.
  • Las Vegas to Grand Canyon and surrounding area with daughter and family.
  • Grand Canyon to Denver, CO to visit with friends and family.
  • Denver to Harper, KS to visit with friends and family.
  • Kansas to Florida with various stops along the way to visit friends and family.
Right now, this trip covers more than 10,000 miles and 3 to 4 months out on the road.  We will post a more detailed itinerary as our trip approaches.  Here is an overall view of our proposed route:


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3 comments:

  1. Doug WilkersonJuly 11, 2016 at 10:37 PM

    Awesome! The beer will be on ice! Check out this book:

    https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Highways-Journey-into-America/dp/0316353299?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc

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  2. CarlJuly 15, 2016 at 2:20 PM

    We just returned from a similar trip, but on a much shorter time frame. We traveled from Oregon to Florida to SC/NC and back to Oregon in 30 days. We had an agenda in Florida, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and NC, so the rest of the trip was dedicated to travel and not sight seeing. We vowed that we'd never do another trip of that magnitude in such a short period of time. Your plan of 3 to 4 months sounds like a grand adventure. Enjoy!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 27, 2016 at 12:02 PM

    I would suggest going through Durango and Colorado Springs on your way to Denver. Lots to see!!

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