Planning vs. Reality

I thought it would be interesting to compare the original trip itinerary with the actual events of the trip. It was altered before we even got on the road since we left a day early. I noted the actual events/stays in red. We were very flexible on the trip and had a few free days built in, solely for the purpose of adding time in places we needed more rest or in the event of car trouble. Thankfully there was no car trouble. The Tahoe treated us well! 

We used one flex day in Estes Park because we loved it so much and another in Yosemite because we were exhausted and needed a laundry day. We slowed down a lot toward the end of the trip too. We could tell from our pictures alone that were getting tired - fewer random shots and more of the touristy/posed shots. 

This was the trip of a lifetime for us and I'm so thankful we were able to take it. What a way to see the country!

8/10: leave Orlando, stayed in Ft. Walton Beach
8/11: leave Orlando, stay in Pensacola New Orleans
8/12: New Orleans Metairie, LA 
8/13: New Orleans Lafayette, LA
8/14: Lafayette, LA
8/15: Lafayette, LA
8/16: Lafayette, LA Hot Springs, AR
8/17: Little Rock, AR Lawrence, KS
8/18: Lawrence, KS Rocky Mountain Natl Park/Estes Park
8/19: Rocky Mountain Natl Park/Estes Park
8/20: Rocky Mountain Natl Park/Estes Park
8/21: Salt Lake City, UT Park City, UT
8/22: somewhere in northern Nevada Ely, NV
8/23: Lake Tahoe
8/24: Lake Tahoe
8/25: Yosemite National Park
8/26: Yosemite National Park
8/27: Sequoia National Park Yosemite Natl Park
8/28: San Francisco
8/29: San Francisco
8/30: somewhere in northern Califorinia Garberville, CA
8/31: Portland, OR Grant's Pass, OR
9/1: Portland, OR
9/2: somewhere in Washington Shelton, WA
9/3: Seattle
9/4: Seattle
9/5: Seattle
9/6: fly to Bethel

I promise to start posting about Bethel in the next few days, and we also plan to post a list of superlatives from our trip. Thanks again for reading along!