Too many miles?

brebar wrote:
Alright, I can see I made a mistake. A bit too ambitious trying to get to Glacier NP in 3 days from lower Michigan. I'll see if I can change the reservation schedule.

My experience reserving campsites in Michigan, at least the popular sites such as Ludington SP, is that, if you don't have reservations by Jan or Feb your not going to go there. We have also found from experience that sometimes there is not a hotel room for a 100 miles around these areas during the summer.

That is why I booked the entire three week trip in January.

Do you Rv ers do the same thing? Am I missing something? Am I being too structured here?:o

Fellow Michigander here.....
I have to agree with feeling like I always need reservations. In fact, sometimes people here will post about how they were the only ones in the campground and I wonder which state they are in. Even the small local campgrounds around here are full every single weekend from May-September and all week from mid-June to end of August. If it's near a lake? Forget it, you won't get into the campground without a reservation 6 months prior. Maybe it's different out west? Don't know, but I understand your perspective. I ALWAYS make reservations.

500-600 miles per day will be tiring, but I plan on getting to to Yellowstone or Glacier in 3 days. Absolutely. We're in our late 30s and have a max of 2 weeks off of work so we either go no farther than a state away, or we drive lengthly and uncomfortable stretches at a time.
I'm not of the mindset to wait until I have more available time so that I can "enjoy the ride." Who knows what will happen next year. Get out there and go see what you want to see.
Another option might be if you get tired, just stay put for a day and travel the next day. So have 2 days of 500-600 miles, then rest for a day at the campground, then travel the next day for another 500 miles to get to your destination.

Have a great time. Glacier NP is on my to do list.