For those keeping score at home, below is a brief itinerary, so you’ll know where we anticipate our adventures will take us over the next few weeks:
Sunday, 7/12/2009 | Last day in DC |
Monday, 7/13/2009 | Drive from DC to Dayton OH; Spend the night with friends |
Tuesday, 7/14/2009 | Drive from Dayton OH to Champaign IL; Unpack our truck into storage; Spend the night in Champaign |
Wednesday, 7/15/2009 | Drive from Champaign to Omaha NE; Spend the night at a friend’s house |
Thursday, 7/16/2009 | Drive from Omaha NE to South Dakota (specific location TBD) |
Friday, 7/17/2009 | See the Crazy Horse monument in South Dakota; Drive from South Dakota to Hardin MT; Spend the night with friends |
Saturday, 7/18/2009 | Go to Glacier National Park; Camp, hike, etc |
Sunday, 7/19/2009 | Spend another day in Glacier National Park (what better way to spend the sabbath than in the beautiful outdoor spaces that God created? |
Monday, 7/20/2009 | Drive from Montana to Coeur d’Alene, ID |
Tuesday, 7/21/2009 | Drive from Coeur d’Alene, ID to Puyallup, WA. Visit my niece! |
Wednesday, 7/22/2009 | Visit friends in the Seattle area |
Thursday, 7/23/2009 | Do touristy things in Seattle |
Friday, 7/24/2009 | Do touristy and/or outdoorsy things in Seattle |
Saturday, 7/25/2009 | Hang out with my niece and the other side of her family in Puyallup |
Sunday, 7/26/2009 | Leave Seattle; Drive through Portland and head for the Oregon Coast |
Monday, 7/27/2009 | Drive down the Oregon and Northern California Coasts |
Tuesday, 7/28/2009 | Drive down the Northern California Coast; Spend the night with friends in San Mateo |
Wednesday, 7/29/2009 | Drive from San Mateo to San Jose; Spend the night with friends in San Jose |
Thursday, 7/30/2009 | Drive from San Jose to Fresno; Spend time with family |
Friday, 7/31/2009 | Hang out with the fam in Fresno |
Saturday, 8/1/2009 | Spend the day in the pool in the 100 degree weather in Fresno |
Sunday, 8/2/2009 | Hear some awesome preaching at my family’s church in Fresno |
Monday, 8/3/2009 | Celebrate Dave’s Birthday in the Sierras |
Tuesday, 8/4/2009 | Enjoy a little more time with the fam in Fresno |
Wednesday, 8/5/09 | Drive from Fresno to Lake Mead, NV |
Thursday, 8/6/09 | Drive from Lake Mead, NV to Canyonlands or Arches in UT |
Friday, 8/7/09 | Hiking and camping in Canyonlands and/or Arches National Park |
Saturday, 8/8/2009 | Drive from Utah to Denver CO; Spend the night with a friend |
Sunday, 8/9/2009 | Day trip to Rocky Mountain National Park |
Monday, 8/10, 2009 | Drive from Denver to somewhere halfway to Illinois |
Tuesday, 8/11/2009 | Drive to Champaign; Spend the night in our house! |
Friday, 8/12/2009 | Get a truck; pull all our stuff out of storage; move into our house |
Dave starts class on August 24!