12 days 3400 miles coast to coast with kids
This summer I have 12 days to get from Portland Oregon to NYC. 3400 miles. Wife, nine year old twins, two dogs and a cat. Major stops along the way include Mount Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and Boston...
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If you have chidlren of school age and they ahve any interest in flying or military stop in Dayton for a day visit to teh AF Museum. It is worth the time. AF One on display and several other planes of note Bochs car I think is there.
Keep my address when you get to Columbus send me a note, We can meet for coffee. Stay at Deleware or Alum Creek State Parks. The local parks suck. The state parks are clean and very well kept. Swimming for kids, fishing and very close to restaurants for the wife.
A must for a drive by or even a short stop is Woody's Cathedral, OSU Stadium it is BIIIIIG. Sets on 315 and has easy access of course 100,000 people in and out on Saturdays.
If your wife has any interest in Dolls there is a Doll Museum and if you happen to be a Barber there is a Barber museum. Both shocked me as to how interesting they are. Avoid Columbus morning and evening traffic you'll spend and hour on a 20 minute drive. DON"T DRIVE in Boston. You remember the song about the guy stuck on the MTA if you drive in Boston you'll never return a giant traffic jam always. As bad as London England, take the train. Be sure to see the Patriot trail and the Constitution. It is odd you walk by this cemetery look over and there lies Paul Revere with penny's on his grave stone.
Salem is also a very nice relaxing day. Be sure and eat the local Clam Chowder it is so good it'll make you slap your Momma.
Keep my address when you get to Columbus send me a note, We can meet for coffee. Stay at Deleware or Alum Creek State Parks. The local parks suck. The state parks are clean and very well kept. Swimming for kids, fishing and very close to restaurants for the wife.
A must for a drive by or even a short stop is Woody's Cathedral, OSU Stadium it is BIIIIIG. Sets on 315 and has easy access of course 100,000 people in and out on Saturdays.
If your wife has any interest in Dolls there is a Doll Museum and if you happen to be a Barber there is a Barber museum. Both shocked me as to how interesting they are. Avoid Columbus morning and evening traffic you'll spend and hour on a 20 minute drive. DON"T DRIVE in Boston. You remember the song about the guy stuck on the MTA if you drive in Boston you'll never return a giant traffic jam always. As bad as London England, take the train. Be sure to see the Patriot trail and the Constitution. It is odd you walk by this cemetery look over and there lies Paul Revere with penny's on his grave stone.
Salem is also a very nice relaxing day. Be sure and eat the local Clam Chowder it is so good it'll make you slap your Momma.
nparker76 wrote:
We are doing something similar in a couple of months.
- From Little Rock, AR to Boston, MA and back
- Me, the wife and 5 kids (ages 10, 9, 3 yr old twins, 6 month infant)
- In a travel trailer pulled by a Yukon XL
- 16 days
We are making many stops to break it up so we aren't just driving the whole time. Some places we are staying multiple days.
- Nashville
- Washington, DC
- Lancaster, PA
- NY
- Boston
- Niagra Falls
- Columbus
We are looking forward to it, but I know it's going to get exhausting. We are staying at campgrounds each time to give the kiddos some outside time.
Wish me luck!
