It's All in the Details!
I pride myself on organizing and planning, but Michelle’s husband, Mark, blew my mind with the plans he came up with for our trip! He has created both a daily schedule and an hour by hour spreadsheet of our trip. Here’s a quick look at our trip: Day 1: Let’s see how far we get the first night! (possibly Dahinda, Illinois) 355 miles, 5 hours There’s a Spoon River Rest Area Westbound that comes highly recommended! Day 2: Sioux Falls, SD - Kevin’s brother lives there and offered to let us camp on their farm for the night! Added bonus: we get some quality time with Baby Nola :) 515 miles, 7.5 hours Day 3: Badlands 283 miles, 4 hours Day 4: Wall, South Dakota 35 miles, 1 hour and then Deadwood, South Dakota 94 miles, 1.5 hours Day 5: Cody, Wyoming - (Benny’s 12th & Charlie’s 10th Birthdays!) 347 miles, 5.5 hours Days 6 - 10: Yellowstone National Park 94 miles, 2.5 hours Days 11 - 12: Grand Teton National Park 57 miles, 1.5 hours Day 13: Mt. Rushmore 470 ...