WOW.......lots to think on......thanks for the detail 2gypsies......NOLA was intended to just be a stopover/ day trip while heading to Carlsbad.....thinking 2 days there then at the Grand Canyon a week into the trip.....one day planned at San Diego then up to San Fran.....2-3 days rest then 5 days at Yosemite. 3-5 days in Yellowstone then heading back east with quick stops at Devils Tower and Rushmore. Smoky mountains for a break from driving just like St Augustine then back home. We plan on being COMPLETELY exhausted and will take a couple of days to recover.
What's the quickest way across Texas? And back from Rushmore?
Thanks again all. Just got back from Jonathan Dickinson state park....real nice. Last Month we did Point of View in Largo for spring break. Beautiful place.