Newbie: Planning a Month Long Round The US Trip

i was born and raised in boston ,,,,, skip it ,,,, go see maine ,,,,any of it and all of it .

I hope you figure a way to include the Redwoods and ESPECIALLY Yosemite Park.

Oh, I forgot to add, I have a sign in my RV:
Life is a journey not a destination"

I would travel in a smaller area...I went in September on a 30-day highway 66 adventure...started in CA. at Barstow and continued east to northern Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma City, and then went south through Oklahoma, into western Texas, through southern New Mexico and Arizona...and ended back in Barstow. There is so much history and exciting things to experience. A coast-to-coast adventure wouldn't let you really experience each area.

Agree with Ken - come south. We will again this year - God willing.

alonalbert wrote:
OK, so new plan:
We've already been to Grand Canyon, Bryce & Zion so lets skip Utah.

Start in SF
Up Oregon hitting Crater Lake and St Helen
Glacier
Yellowstone/Teton
Devils Tower
Rushmore
Back through???

Might I suggest reversing your route if only to travel south along the Pacific Coast. Easier to get into all the turnoffs you'll encounter where you'll want to get out and take pictures.

So I'd leave SF on I-80, head to Reno and catch US 50 across NV. Overnight at Great Basin NP if the timing is right. Tour the cave if interested. Continue on US 50 and get to I-70, then down US 491 to Durango, where there's Mesa Verde NP, Durango-Silverton NG RR, etc. From there, you can head up to Rocky Mountain NP outside of Estes Park. Then off to the Black Hills, to Yellowstone/Grand Tetons, up to Glacier. When you leave Glacier, head west on I-90 to US 395 to I-84 and west down the Columbia River Gorge. From Portland, detour north to Mt. St. Helens. There are several options to get to the coast from there. Head south along the OR coast to the Redwoods of northern CA. From there, head inland on US 199 and work your way to Crater Lake. You can then catch US 97 south to I-5, and then back to SF. Many will say this is too much for a month, but since this is essentially a "farewell" tour, I'm trying to cram in as many sights into your 30 day time frame.

I do a lot of photography and much of it when hiking. I was once told to stop and turn around every once in a while as the view can be totally different from the other direction. So true.

Lauren wrote:
I had heard, and re-used the term, of "all you will see is the inside of your windshield" but I like "drive-by sightseeing"!

:B

If one's traveling with passengers, it's considered polite to do two passes, once in each direction. That way folks on both sides of the vehicle get "equal views".

Slowing down from highway speed's a bonus, but not required if the schedule's tight...;)

I had heard, and re-used the term, of "all you will see is the inside of your windshield" but I like "drive-by sightseeing"!

Drbolasky wrote:
- we saw an incredible amount of stuff, but it was like a "drive-by shooting" compared to the previous two trips.

I like that comparison, but would call it "drive-by sightseeing":B

Larry