Even if you drove nonstop it would take an entire 24 hours to do it. Might be worth it to see it.
In my younger days drove to Denver for a family reunion. On the return trip drove north through Wyoming up through the Custer National Forest past the Crazy Horse monument to Mt. Rushmore then non-stop drove back across the badlands to Minnesota and south to our home in Wisconsin.
Poor thing . . A redeye on the return from freaking HAWAII.
There is always Wall Drug! :smile: When we drove through the Badlands we passed Rochester, MN and crossed the Mississippi at La Crosse , WI. I always recall the view of La Crosse and the lowland areas to the east. People always asked me what Wisconsin was like and I would say picture in your mind the most beautiful pastoral painting of a countryside and that would be what it is like in Wisconsin. I lived in Wisconsin for 17 years and my wife is from Dayton, Ohio so we have pretty much covered both states.
Look up Lower Calf Creek Falls at Grand Staircase. It's great. We loved our Zion, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and Grand Staircase trip last summer. I'd go again tomorrow if I could.
That hike is on the list already.
Zion has some more challenging hikes (looking at the Narrows and Observation Point), so hopefully we can do at least one of those.
My wife was all about the Narrows until she saw it. We were there just a few days after the flow dropped enough to start hiking it. Later in the summer, it would have been much more doable for her. When will you be there?That hike is on the list already.
Grand Staircase is nice because we can bring the dog. He'll have to go to daycare for the other trips.
We'll be there in July, so I'm hoping the Narrows will be okay. And that there won't be much rain.
Wait, what?... dude, everyone was planning on going to San Fran just to see you!
If you have a choice don't miss Northern Wisconsin and Lake Superior. I never made the train trip along the Northern coast of Lake Superior. Just to many family responsibilities back in Alabama in those years. BTW the water temp will still be in the 50 F range so always have warm clothing. It has been known to snow on July 4 in Northern Wisconsin. :smile:Oh, yay.
We might take a similar route. Also considering swinging north through Michigan's upper peninsula (I hear it's nice in the summer) before heading south. That part of the trip is still up in the air.
Why the decision to move? Do you have family in Ohio? Better job opportunity?
