Road Tripping Across the US!

[cays]

Originally Posted by Lups

Wyoming. Take a day and go nuts.

This. Crossing the Continental Divide heading towards Jackson Hole, you will (literally) burst onto a scenic overlook. In front of you is the Snake River. Behind it are the (Grand) Tetons. To the north is Yellowstone. To the south is the town of Jackson, a great place to spend a night. I've been to many states and that overlook is my favorite spot in the U.S. You'll never forget it.

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by 08njSTEP

There's a cook book called "manifold destiny" about cooking locally sourced ingredients on your engine. Yup that's right, your engine as oven. A great road trip experience.

Very creative, will look into it

[cays]

Originally Posted by smoosh

Very creative, will look into it

The reason I mentioned that it worked well with leftovers is that in most current engine compartments it's difficult to find a stable position to rest a packet of uncooked food close enough to the exhaust manifold to actually cook it.

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by cays

The reason I mentioned that it worked well with leftovers is that in most current engine compartments it's difficult to find a stable position to rest a packet of uncooked food close enough to the exhaust manifold to actually cook it.

Good point. I definitely need to get under the hood of my car and see how much space I have to work with.

Sounds like a great little activity, will be exploring it some more!

BBQ ribs with a sweet potato and Coke Zero...

[Lups]

Originally Posted by cays

This. Crossing the Continental Divide heading towards Jackson Hole, you will (literally) burst onto a scenic overlook. In front of you is the Snake River. Behind it are the (Grand) Tetons. To the north is Yellowstone. To the south is the town of Jackson, a great place to spend a night. I've been to many states and that overlook is my favorite spot in the U.S. You'll never forget it.

When I drove through usa the first time around, wyoming was the show stopper. I can't even tell where there I've been, since every time I lose all sense of time and I haven't minded the miles.

The last time around I was coming from the southeast corner and on my way to yellowstone. That road puts most of Europe to shame since there was nobody around and I had a fun little toy car Peter under me. I got to yellowstone and turned back just to drive it one more time.

All of wyoming makes me think of freedom and liberty. That particular road made me think of my last will and testament too.

Drive slowly and safely op, or as I have, have a good lawyer who can easily ad to your will from the road! (I had to wake up the fucker friend of mine just to tell him I'm wearing an awesome shirt that's covered in sweat since I'm having so much fun and he can have the shirt if he takes my kids up to that road one day!)

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by cays

This. Crossing the Continental Divide heading towards Jackson Hole, you will (literally) burst onto a scenic overlook. In front of you is the Snake River. Behind it are the (Grand) Tetons. To the north is Yellowstone. To the south is the town of Jackson, a great place to spend a night. I've been to many states and that overlook is my favorite spot in the U.S. You'll never forget it.

I agree. This is one over look that i remember even though i haven't been there in 25 years.

[smoosh]

Taking into consideration everything said in this thread, how does this updated route look?



This includes some of the following POI: Red River Gorge, Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, Jackson, Zion, Bryce, Monument Valley, Sedona, Grand Canyon, etc.

Do you think the scenery in the above route justifies spending an extra $300 on an already tight budget? [In comparison to route I initially planned, which is:]

[ASAP]

I've got some bad news... Grand Canyon aside... all of the interesting stuff in the USA is on the coasts lol.

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by ASAP

I've got some bad news... Grand Canyon aside... all of the interesting stuff in the USA is on the coasts lol.

I live on the East Coast currently and will be living on the West Coast for 10 weeks, so I got that taken care of lol

[08njSTEP]

Jeepers all the way across Iowa. Be prepared for the stink. Pig farms smell for miles. Driving Iowa in a nut shell...
Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, dirt road, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, dirt road, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, god awful smell, corn, corn, corn, corn, why won't that smell stop, corn, corn, corn, dirt road...

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by 08njSTEP

Jeepers all the way across Iowa. Be prepared for the stink. Pig farms smell for miles. Driving Iowa in a nut shell...
Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, dirt road, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, dirt road, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, god awful smell, corn, corn, corn, corn, why won't that smell stop, corn, corn, corn, dirt road...

Not too excited about Iowa. Should I go more north?

[08njSTEP]

Could go Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis. Chi-town is cool. Milwaukee is awesome. Lake, beer, and beer. Twin cities. All that and zero pig farms.

[08njSTEP]

When I've travelled to Spearfish SD I always went through Chicago. 1 time seeing Iowa/Nebraska was enough for my lifetime. Don't miss Devils Tower either. About 45 min from spearfish. Watch "Close Encounters" before the trip.

[08njSTEP]

Between Souix Falls and Spearfish is Wall Drug. It's similar to South of the Border without the Mexican theme. A must stop. And don't miss crazy horse. Similar to Rushmore but an Indian on a horse being carved by 1 guy.

[cays]

Originally Posted by smoosh

Taking into consideration everything said in this thread, how does this updated route look?

This includes some of the following POI: Red River Gorge, Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, Jackson, Zion, Bryce, Monument Valley, Sedona, Grand Canyon, etc.

Do you think the scenery in the above route justifies spending an extra $300 on an already tight budget? [In comparison to route I initially planned, which is:]

Yes, go for it.

[smoosh]

It's coming! Leaving in 4 days!

Made an Instagram, if anyone wants to follow; will be posting lots of pics: @lordyawar

And, in case anyone is curious, here are the destinations [the time and miles are the drives from the previous destination to the next destination; bulletin points are just addresses]:

1. Washington, D.C.

8 hours 19 minutes; 527 miles

2. Natural Bridge State Resort Park, Kentucky
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park, 2135 Natural Bridge Road, Slade, KY 40376

0 hours 7 minutes; 3 miles

3. Red River, Kentucky
• Robbie Ridge Rd, Stanton, KY 40380

2 hours 34 minutes; 139 miles

4. Clifty Falls State Park, Indiana
• 1501 Green Rd, Madison, IN 47250

1 hour 22 minutes; 64 miles

5. Brown County State Park, Indiana
• 1810 State Road 46 East, Nashville, IN 47448
• Camping

2 hours 0 minutes; 94 miles

6. Turkey Run State Park, Indiana
• 8121 Park Rd, Marshall, IN 47859
• Camping

5 hours 38 minutes; 368 miles

7. Devil’s Lake State Park, Wisconsin
• S5975 Park Rd, Baraboo, WI 53913

5 hours 52 minutes; 389 miles

8. Devil’s Gulch Park, South Dakota
• Garretson, SD 57030

3 hours 18 minutes; 235 miles

9. Fort Pierre National Grassland, South Dakota
• Fort Pierre, SD 57532
• Camping

1 hour 40 minutes; 116 miles

10. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
• [no address]

1 hour 22 minutes; 84 miles

11. Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota
• 13000 SD-244, Keystone, SD 57751

0 hours 24 minutes; 19 miles

12. Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota
• 1019 N 5th St, Custer, SD 57730

1 hour 29 minutes; 71 miles

13. Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota
• [no address]

4 hours 35 minutes; 281 miles

14. Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
• [no address]

1 hour 11 minutes; 65 miles

15. Buffalo Bill State Park, Wyoming
• 47 Lakeside Rd, Cody, WY 82414

0 hours 46 minutes; 40 miles

16. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
• [no address]
o Morning Glory Pool
o Black Pool

0 hours 9 minutes; 7 miles

17. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
• Grand Teton National Park, Moran, Wyoming 83012 USA

2 hours 53 minutes; 151 miles

18. Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah
• Garden City, Utah 84321 USA

2 hours 50 minutes; 162 miles

19. Rock Canyon, Utah
• Rock Canyon Trail, Provo, UT 84604

3 hours 40 minutes; 230 miles

20. Bryce Canyon, Utah
• [no address]
1 hour 19 minutes; 72 miles

21. Zion National Park, Utah

• [no address]

2 hours 0 minutes; 120 miles

22. Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
• U.S. Route 89, Page, Arizona 86040 USA

2 hours 12 minutes; 140 miles

23. Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona
• Indn Route 42, Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona 84536 USA

2 hours 33 minutes; 155 miles

24. Grand Canyon, Arizona
• [no address]

1 hour 58 minutes; 108 miles

25. Sedona, Arizona
• [no address]

1 hour 57 minutes; 116 miles

26. Phoenix, Arizona
• [no address]

5 hours 23 minutes; 355 miles

27. San Diego, California

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The idea was to mostly avoid cities [already been to Chicago, Milwaukee, etc.] and stay on the open road. Lots of parks and forests. ~68 hours and ~4,200 miles total driving. It will be for roughly 12-14 days, camping half the days, possibly more [depending on how well I manage to withstand my own bodily odor]. Oil change and routine maintenance on the Mustang done.

Very excited

[fecurtis]

You should keep us updated during your travels.

[smoosh]

1 day down! Only knocked Kentucky off the list, just started on Indiana. Will try to update when I can.

Some pics (hopefully these work, never posted from the app before; follow me on Instagram if you want, @lordyawar):

[jtodd_fl]

Originally Posted by smoosh

1 day down! Only knocked Kentucky off the list, just started on Indiana. Will try to update when I can.

Some pics (hopefully these work, never posted from the app before; follow me on Instagram if you want, @lordyawar):

Nice! That you in the pics? Love the Navy hat. Enjoy.

[cays]

That's cool to see...have a great trip and drive safely.

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by jtodd_fl

Nice! That you in the pics? Love the Navy hat. Enjoy.

Yep that's me! Amazing first day, Kentucky is absolutely beautiful. Can't wait to hit the Dakotas and Wyoming

[bimmette]

Originally Posted by smoosh

Yep that's me! Amazing first day, Kentucky is absolutely beautiful. Can't wait to hit the Dakotas and Wyoming

I'm following you on IG now! Looking forward to more pics!

Hey can you make it to Bimmerfest by next weekend? It's by LA. I'll be there!