SimpleSimon
07-24-2007, 03:54 PM
I posted this at the Asylum, since the traffic there is much higher than here. I'd appreciate it if you folks would give me your comments/suggestions for my trip, as well.
As many of you know, my Mother died June 29th. My family doesn't do traditional funerals, instead we get together at a mutually agreeable time and place some time after the death and hold a memorial party. In this case, it will be at my brothers home (where Mom lived most of the last 5 years of her life) on August 11th, which would have been her 75th birthday.
SLH has arranged a week off from his job, and will fly to Oregon the week before, so he can spend some time with his mother and sisters and attend the memorial. For a variety of reasons, I plan to drive, which will take probably three days.
After the memorial, I plan to take a very scenic route home to Shreveport. There are some people and places I'd like to see one last time, and due to the ongoing health issues I deal with from the diabetes, this is quite likely going to be my last major road trip.
I plan to return via Spokane, Couer d'Alene, and Kallispell, taking the Road to the Sun route across Glacier National Park, then south from the east side of the park to the north side of Yellowstone and through that park to the south. From there I hope to proceed south through Grand Tetons National Park to Jackson, Wyoming. After that the route is pretty flexible.
I'd like to go south and along the west side of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, then southeastward and drive the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway to the Curecanti National Recreation Area (I wish I could get back into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park).
Thereafter the route is completely open, dependent more on my cash flow situation than anything else, if possible I want to go southwest across Colorado and spend a day or so driving the roads in Mesa Verde National Park. Since I anticipate sleeping in my car most nights, and my major expense will be gasoline, my schedule is pretty open.
I'd like to solicit suggestions from anyone at all, as to things/places along that general route you think I might enjoy seeing. I intend to avoid the interstate highway system as much as possible on the return route. I prefer narrow, twisty, low traffic mountainous roads.
Gasoline costs with my car will run about $.10/mile (obviously depending on costs encountered). With the ice chest, some pillows and blankets, food will average about $10/day and I figure the cheapest possible motel room every 2nd or 3rd night (based on previous trips, about $50/nights lodging).
So, suggestions, please.
As many of you know, my Mother died June 29th. My family doesn't do traditional funerals, instead we get together at a mutually agreeable time and place some time after the death and hold a memorial party. In this case, it will be at my brothers home (where Mom lived most of the last 5 years of her life) on August 11th, which would have been her 75th birthday.
SLH has arranged a week off from his job, and will fly to Oregon the week before, so he can spend some time with his mother and sisters and attend the memorial. For a variety of reasons, I plan to drive, which will take probably three days.
After the memorial, I plan to take a very scenic route home to Shreveport. There are some people and places I'd like to see one last time, and due to the ongoing health issues I deal with from the diabetes, this is quite likely going to be my last major road trip.
I plan to return via Spokane, Couer d'Alene, and Kallispell, taking the Road to the Sun route across Glacier National Park, then south from the east side of the park to the north side of Yellowstone and through that park to the south. From there I hope to proceed south through Grand Tetons National Park to Jackson, Wyoming. After that the route is pretty flexible.
I'd like to go south and along the west side of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, then southeastward and drive the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway to the Curecanti National Recreation Area (I wish I could get back into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park).
Thereafter the route is completely open, dependent more on my cash flow situation than anything else, if possible I want to go southwest across Colorado and spend a day or so driving the roads in Mesa Verde National Park. Since I anticipate sleeping in my car most nights, and my major expense will be gasoline, my schedule is pretty open.
I'd like to solicit suggestions from anyone at all, as to things/places along that general route you think I might enjoy seeing. I intend to avoid the interstate highway system as much as possible on the return route. I prefer narrow, twisty, low traffic mountainous roads.
Gasoline costs with my car will run about $.10/mile (obviously depending on costs encountered). With the ice chest, some pillows and blankets, food will average about $10/day and I figure the cheapest possible motel room every 2nd or 3rd night (based on previous trips, about $50/nights lodging).
So, suggestions, please.