Hello!
Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Bo and if you've found this website you're likely an associate of one of my handlers. They can be annoying at times, but as they've kindly offered to make this website for me, I will attempt to be civil in our interactions.
My handlers are determined to take a road trip across the West and Southwest United States. Many "experts" have told them their plans for sight-seeing are ambitious, but this has not deterred them. Rather, they intend to structure their adventure such that reservations are not made at a prospective stopping place until the night before arrival (with one notable exception), thus allowing for on the fly re-arrangement of travel plans. Therefore, I present to you the overly ambitious, changeable at a moment's notice, pseudo-planned itinerary for our upcoming cross country adventure:
September 4th- Leave the great state of Michigan and head west across Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, finishing the night in Madison
September 5th- Cross the wasteland that is southern Minnesota, into the badlands of South Dakota, ending in or near Murdo, SD
September 6th- Hit the Badlands, Rushmore and Wind Cave, stay in or near Hot Springs, SD
September 7th- Visit the Mammoth hot springs, Jewel Cave, and Crazy Horse Memorial, before heading into Wyoming to see Devils Tower, stopping to rest in Sheridan, WY
September 8th- Travel through the Bighorn Mountains to Cody, WY and enter Yellowstone for three nights at the Old Faithful Inn
September 9th- Yellowstone
September 10th- Yellowstone (after this is where things get less certain)
September 11th- Leave Yellowstone, winding our way south through the Grand Tetons, stop in Jackson Hole for food (possibly waffles), and spend the night in Kemmerer, WY
September 12th- Visit Fossil Butte and the nearby wild horse ranges, then cross over into Utah and head south through Salt Lake City to the Cedar Breaks area...probably stopping in Hurricane, UT
September 13th- Bryce (via horseback ride)
September 14th- Zion (possible canyoneering tour), then travel on to Page, AZ
September 15th- Antelope Canyon and other sites on our way to some cheap hotel near the Grand Canyon South Rim
September 16th- Hike the Grand Canyon (after this is where my handlers currently have a difference of opinion regarding exactly what to do next)
September 17th- Head back north through Monument Valley to the Four Corners, ending in Cortez, CO
September 18th- See Mesa Verde then travel back into Utah yet again to stay in Moab, UT
September 19th- See Arches and start heading back towards home through Denver, stopping to rest somewhere in Nebraska
September 20th- Continue heading east and home to the lovely mitten state
Other things we might try and visit, given time and inclination- Cedar Breaks, Grand Staircase Escalante, the Wave, the Grand Canyon North Rim, Natural Bridges, Canyonlands, the Million Dollar Highway, etc.
Suggestions and comments are welcome, but are likely to be ignored because my handlers have been researching everything on this route for the past 6 months and probably know considerably more than you do about it.
There are also minor stops along the way I haven't mentioned, partially to save space and partially to keep some sense of suspense going. Keep watching for more updates as the date of departure inches closer.
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