Fly Road Trip
Alright y'all, this is about as detailed as I get planning a trip, but who's in?!
Day 1: 9:05 fly from DC to Nashville, TN, arrive at 11:30 am
Agenda-- buy a road trip worthy car, check into a resort hotel, go to the spa, then go to a Nashville country show/restaurant/whatever!
Day 2: breakfast In Nashville, then drive to New Orleans ( 530 miles, 8 hours). Arrive by 8 pm with dinner reservations in the French Quarter.
Day 3: tour New Orleans & eat beignets in the morn/ early afternoon, then drive to Dallas (500 miles, 7.5 hours)
Day 4: tour Dallas. Visit Chelsea & Edson! Leave for Austin, TX in late evening (3hr, 200 miles)
Day 5: hike in Austin, visit the sites, do a Texas food tour, buy from the best country boot store in America. Drive halfway (5 hours) toward White Sands, NM.
Day 6: drive second half (5 hours) to White Sands National Park in NM.. One of my favorite places in the country. Hike, walk, experience White Sands.
Day 7: drive to Pheonix, AZ (440 miles, 6.5 hours). Rent bikes and do a long ride, rent dune biggies to hit up the desert, then hit the spa!
Day 8: drive to Grand Canyon (220 miles, 3 hours)... Tour all day! Rent a helicopter for a scenic tour.
Day 9: drive to Vail, CO (550 miles, 9 hours). Go night skiing & snow tubing!
Day 10: in Vail-- Snowmobile trip in late morning, snowboarding/ skiing in afternoon/ massages in the evening :-)
Day 11: drive to Mount Rushmore, SD (500 miles, 8 hours). Experience the monument and have a relaxing evening! Drive halfway ( 5 hours, 450 miles) toward Kansas City
Day 12: drive second half to KC, stop through Omaha and go to the zoo! In Kansas, Visit Monica's friends and go to a KC Royals game.
Day 13: drive from Kansas City to St. Louis, MO (4 hrs, 250 miles). Visit the arch. Continue onto Chicago.
Day 14: do Chicago, shop, eat, visit Willis Tower, and the Bean. Stroll Michigan Ave. Stay downtown.
Day 15: sell the car and fly back to DCA!
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