***Traveling out west*** Need Suggestions
Hi- We have plans to take a two-week trip from Cincinnati out to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone next summer. We have a 31' travel trailer, 4 kids, 2 adults, and a dog... and an extended cab 2001 Chevro...
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We have a Class C and we do not tow. We rent a car when we are staying at places for more than three days. It's less expensive for us than paying for a new vehicle, insurance, tow bar, etc.
When our son was elementary school age we always stopped for the night at RV parks that had a pool. It was something that he looked forward to and gave him a chance to exercise after sitting all day. We also stopped every two hours to stretch our legs.
If you leave on a Saturday and take four days to get to the Tetons you could stay there for 4 days. That is driving from 9 to 5 every day. Then you could stay at Yellowstone for 5 days. Then four days to drive back.
Took this trip as a child from Michigan to Yellowstone. But in a car. We stopped at fun places along the way and I still remember those: Wall Drug, Badlands, Mitchel Corn Palace, and Harold Warp place in Kearney, NE.
I think you could do this trip in two weeks but that is just my humble opinion. Have the kids plan it with you and then they will also know what to expect.
Another thing that we used to do when we were working was to have everything packed up and we would leave on Friday evening and put some miles behind us. It was also an opportunity for me, a light sleeper, to not worry about what I didn't do or pack for the trip!
When our son was elementary school age we always stopped for the night at RV parks that had a pool. It was something that he looked forward to and gave him a chance to exercise after sitting all day. We also stopped every two hours to stretch our legs.
If you leave on a Saturday and take four days to get to the Tetons you could stay there for 4 days. That is driving from 9 to 5 every day. Then you could stay at Yellowstone for 5 days. Then four days to drive back.
Took this trip as a child from Michigan to Yellowstone. But in a car. We stopped at fun places along the way and I still remember those: Wall Drug, Badlands, Mitchel Corn Palace, and Harold Warp place in Kearney, NE.
I think you could do this trip in two weeks but that is just my humble opinion. Have the kids plan it with you and then they will also know what to expect.
Another thing that we used to do when we were working was to have everything packed up and we would leave on Friday evening and put some miles behind us. It was also an opportunity for me, a light sleeper, to not worry about what I didn't do or pack for the trip!
