We are gearing up and counting down the days. Currently we are at 7 days and 10 hours til departure (those of you at NBCS have also been updated on this hourly countdown). Have we packed yet? Of course not! But we are very confident that we will be ready to go by Monday, the morning of September 28th. We've got our supplies, goods, and doodads, now all we need to do is put them in a bag, pack up the car, get in and go. Sound easy right? We'll see...
As most of you know, we have decided to take a trip of a life time. You only live once, right? We are about to embark on a 6 week, maybe longer, road trip in Tyler's 95 Camry...pray for us. Here is our tentative plan (including, but not limited to):
New Fairfield, CT
Port Jervis, NY
Cuyahoga Valley, OH (National Park)
Chicago, IL
Minneapolis, MN
Badlands, SD (National Park)
Billings & Bozeman, MT
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Seattle, WA
Olympic National Park, WA
Portland, OR
Arcata, CA
San Francisco, CA
Los Angelos, CA
Flagstaff, AZ
Grand Canyon, AZ
Bryce Canyon, UT
Zion Nation Park, UT
Arches National Park, UT
Albuquerque, NM
Dallas TX,
Cranfills Gap, TX (Auntie Jan's Ranch)
New Orleans, LA
Atlanta, GA
Charleston, SC
Washington, DC
Pipersville, PA
NYC
...and back to New England
Oh my lanta! Now that is a long list...
We'll be updating this as much as we can (or if we have a good story to tell).
Thanks to all of our friends and family that have offered us a place to crash for a night. We'll see some of you on the road, and for those of you at home, we hope your Autumn is as good as ours!
With love,
Tyler and Rachel
Yes!! So happy P-ville is on your list!!!
ReplyDeleteJust a suggestion...Mammoth Cave in Kentucky was one of the top 3 stops on our trip if you can squeeze it in.
ReplyDeleteHi tyler good luck
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Good Luck Tyler and Rachel, Hey, I fixed my screen so now I can actually SEE the blog site:) Kelly
ReplyDeleteHave the time of your life. Be safe and take lots of pictures. Dad
ReplyDeleteHeyy Ty and Rachel! It's Kyle. Grammy told me about this sweet blog you guys have and about the huge agenda you guys have. We'll I just wanted to say good luck and to have fun. And possibly let Gram know when youll be in Port. I'd love to see you both.
ReplyDeleteTONIGHT is the night you come to New Fairfield, CT! I heard Tyler loves cheese so we have 7 cheese and macaroni for you with fresh moz salad and fondue! It is going to be great! We can not wait to lay eyes on you both and promise to send you off in style, with full bellies and blessings.
ReplyDeleteWe love you!
Rachel's Fairy Godmother and a Fan of Tylers
Christine and Christianne
aka C2
Have fun Tyler & Rachel, Stay safe enjoy every moment. Don't be afraid to do some adventures while out and about. Hurry home I already miss you and it's only Monday.
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Love the picture. Enjoy all that cheese. Say hi to Port Jervis for me.
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This is the coolest thing I will be checking everyday at the end of my school day see what is going on with you two. So, far looks good.
ReplyDeleteMary
What a cute puppy. Looks like Connecticut was fun. Say hi ti all the Port Jervians for us. Len and Jo's? Oops, no cheese. Texas Lunch!
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Hey Rachel! This is really awesome of you to do! I hope you have a blast! :D
ReplyDeleteJess
Hey Ty & Rachel, On your way to Chicago, lucky you! Say Hi to Oprah! Hope it wasn't too cold for you last night. We were suppose to have snow flurries up in the mountains.
ReplyDeleteLove to you both and be safe!
Gram
You reached Chicago! Yeah! Say hi ti First Lady Michelle. Enjoy your stay in the Windy City. Love to you both. Have a blast!
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Can't believe you met a celebrity! How cool is that! Radio station looked like too much fun. Have a great weekend.
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The pics and video's are great! Keep 'em coming. The Cubs are in town... if you can, get to a game at Wrigley Field. Enjoy! my love,
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Tyler and Rachel, did you get the post that I just sent? We wrote a looooong letter to you. Your mom and dad are here and we just finished onion soup, seven layer salad, and apple crisp for dessert! We LOVE looking at your pictures... Keep them coming! Rick wanted to know if you could name the five presidents on Mount Rushmore B-4 you get there? That is your trivia for the day! Please take plenty of pictures of the Grand Canyon for me, because I will probably never get there in my lifetime! Keep us all posted, Love, The Howes and Mom and Dad.
ReplyDeleteHi again, We just saw the post that we sent the second time... Now I am going to send you this one to see if I am doing it correctly! Can you please get Oprah's signature for us... (Ooops, Dad said you already left....)I will look everyday...
ReplyDeleteNo we know we are professional comment people (and don't have a life!) WE LOVE TO BLOG! MOM, DAD, KELLY, CODY, RICK, GRAMMY, PAPA, AND KATIE!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you made it to Jeffs. Halfway across the country already. Have a great trip to the Badlands. Keep in touch.
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hopefully i will meet up you two in california, if you can find!!!! sonny
ReplyDeleteGreat blog so far. It's deja vu for me. We have some of the same exact pictures, like the beware bison sign, we did that Badlands trail with the rope ladder, etc. Deadwood was pretty cool too, hope you saw the street reenactment also. Well hope you guys are getting along and enjoying the sights. I'm jealous and would love to be doing it again. Don't worry Ty the Mets didn't make the playoffs, sorry.
ReplyDeleteRachel & Tyler,
ReplyDeleteTwo weeks into it... and it seems as if you've already done so much! The pictures are incredible and it was fun to hear you jamming. Enjoy Seattle... stay dry!
love, dad (8- ) }