Please Help Plan My Cross-Country Trip
Hi everyone, I am planning a trip for my family from Detroit, MI to the Fresno, CA area. This is a long-range plan; we are not going to take the trip until around June 2015. I am trying to do as ...
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IMHO, you are planning way too much travel for three weeks time. Esp. with 2 8 y.o. kids. After the third or fourth day of six to eight hours in the back seat, they will be at each others throat. Plus when you get somewhere, you'll have precious little time to see anything. For instance, the speed limits in Yellowstone are generally 35 mph, and with traffic, often much slower. Just to drive the various roads is a couple of days, and if you want to get out and see the geysers, bison, canyon, etc. you have to plan for more. Same can be said for the Black Hills, Yosemite, SF, Grand Canyon, etc. If I were you, I'd figure someway to get another week or more. Otherwise, cut back on your trip. I'm guessing there's some draw to Fresno. Otherwise, you and your kids will get a lot more out of the trip if you only go as far as Yellowstone, south to the Grand Canyon, and return home, seeing the Black Hills and some of the National Parks along the way (this will still seem quite rushed).
Another option: fly to Las Vegas (or wherever) and rent a vehicle. You can either rent an RV and do the camping thing, or rent a car and motel it. This will save you over 3000 miles of driving (that's five or more days for vacation spots rather than looking at your windshield).
Another option: fly to Las Vegas (or wherever) and rent a vehicle. You can either rent an RV and do the camping thing, or rent a car and motel it. This will save you over 3000 miles of driving (that's five or more days for vacation spots rather than looking at your windshield).
