Proposed route and pacing. This turns out to be a 19-day Roadtrip. According to this itinerary, we would leave Antigo on August 1st and return to Antigo on August 19. This allows for four or five days on either side to stay in Antigo and prepare for the road trip and also to prepare for the trip back to Japan.
Dad suggested shortening the trip and driving longer. Okay, here we go. It is now a 15-day trip.
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I am adding dates today because this shit is becoming real. I will also print off a calendar and map to send to Dad.
Edited to add: Talked to Dad today (9/5/2021) and he is OK with this 15-day plan.
Sturgis is scheduled for August 5-15.
Day 1 August 3rd
Antigo --> Sioux Falls, SD - 7.5 hours
Passing by Pepin which supposedly has some Little House on the Prairie stuff. Look into this. There are other things nearby that we can see in relation to LHotP.
Day 2 & 3 August 4th, 5th
Sioux Falls, SD --> Rapid City, SD - 5 hours
This is just east of Black Hills. The Black Hills has all the stuff, including Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Wind Cave, Jewel Cave. Devil's Tower is just northwest of this. We will plan to stay two nights.
Day 4 August 6th
Rapid City, SD --> Cody, WY - 6 hours
We would like to see the Rodeo. Apparently, this is a happening place. It is one hour from the east entrance of YNP. It is a three-hour drive to Gardiner. RESERVED
Day 5 & 6 August 7th, 8th
Cody, WY --> Gardiner, MT - 3 hours
We will enter YNP through the East Entrance on Day 7 in the morning and end up at our hotel in Gardiner (North entrance) later that day. Staying two nights at the same hotel in Gardiner. RESERVED
Day 7 & 8 August 9th, 10th
Gardiner, MT --> DuBois, WY - 4 hours
We will stay two nights in Lava Mountain Lodge in DuBois. This is just east of the GTNP. It is about one hour to the Moran entrance. (Need to study more about GTNP entrances and so on.) RESERVED
Day 9 August 11th
DuBois, WY --> Rangely, CO - 6 hours
We will drive through the NE corner of Utah and stay at a lodge in Rangeley, CO which is near the National Dinosaur Monument. I may change the hotel though. I want something a little closer to the monument or in the town of Vernal, UT. RESERVED
Also, looking into skipping Utah and driving through Laramie, WY to get to Colorado. It only shaves off 3 hours. I was excited about the Dinosaur monument, but I'll see if the Laramie route has any cool stuff. Either way, we still need to spend the night somewhere halfway because I am unwilling to drive that much in one day.
Day 10, 11 August 12th, 13th
Rangely, CO --> Colorado Springs, CO - 6 hours
We will stay in CO Springs for three nights to visit Shannon. Jill plans to come and meet us there as well. We can stay at Shannon's house as she says she has plenty of space.
It might be better to skedaddle by Sunday afternoon because Shannon's kids' first day of school and stuff will likely be the very next day. She probably would appreciate if we left them on Sunday afternoon.
Day 12 August 14th
Colorado Springs, CO --> Salina, Kansas - 6 hours
Somewhere in Kansas. It does not have to be Hays. It is just that it is a halfway point. Caravaning or riding with Jill.
Day 13 August 15th
Salina, Kansas --> Columbia, MO - 4.5 hours
We will stay at Jill's house, depending on her space. On the way there, we can stop and see some stuff.
Day 14 August 16th
Columbia, MO --> Springfield, IL --> Madison, WI - 3 hours - Leave early to get there by lunchtime.
We will stop here because it is the hometown of Lincoln. Look into Library, museum and log house. Make sure they are open on Wednesdays or Thursdays. We will only stay for lunch and sightseeing. Get on the road by 3 or 4.
We will strive to spend the night in Madison. LaQuinta here we come. I love LaQuinta.
Day 15 August 17th
Madison, WI or Evansville, WI --> Antigo 3 hours
I still want to stop and see Betsy and Jim if possible. I'll ask Dad what he thinks closer to that time.
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