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MON MAY 14, 2001
Pick up RV, Pack RV and head to the Smokies.
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TUE MAY 15, 2001
Drive to Graceland.
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WED MAY 16, 2001
See Elvis, Drive to New Orleans, Drink on Bourbon Street.
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THU MAY 17, 2001
Drive the coast to Corpus Christi.
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FRI MAY 18, 2001
Spend the day at the Beach, Drive to San Antonio late.
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SAT MAY 19, 2001
See the Alamo, Drive to Carlsbad, NM.
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SUN MAY 20, 2001
See Carlsbad Caverns, Drive to Roswell, See UFO's, See Geoff and Teresa.
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MON MAY 21, 2001
Drive to Painted Desert/Petrified Forest, Continue on to Grand Canyon.
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TUE MAY 22, 2001
Ride the Burros down into the Canyon, Drive late to Utah.
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WED MAY 23, 2001
Breakfast in Bryce Canyon, Lunch at Mt. Zion, Head to Las Vegas.
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THU MAY 24, 2001
See Sin City and Viva Las Vegas.
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FRI MAY 25, 2001
Drive to Death Valley.
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SAT MAY 26, 2001
Drive to San Fran, see Tim and Kim and whomever else Tim brings.
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SUN MAY 27, 2001
Taste wine (no spitting).
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DAY TWENTY THREE - TUESDAY JUNE 5, 2001
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We decide the most important thing in the world is to get out of Missouri as fast as we can. Ask no questions, don't collect your $200, and be sure never ever to return. Something isn't right there and we don't want to be like the characters in horror stories that wait around to see what the scary sound in the attic is.
Once we hit the Illinois border, we still didn't feel safe. We decided to drive as far away from Missouri as possible. Can the RV drive to Europe?
It was as if the Missouri god, aka Satan himself, was trying to get us to stop. In our path, a monsoon. This would be bad enough under normal driving conditions. But driving without a window in a monsoon is even harder. But onward we drive, determined to get as far away from Missouri as possible.
We finally stop in a small town outside Columbus, Ohio. It isn't far enough away from Missouri yet, but Rick is a little cold from driving in the rain.
Phrase of the day: "You think you're sooo cool because you have a window, don't you?" (Rick to a passing car).
The Arch as we high tail it out of that place that used to be a state.
We've never been so happy in our our lives.
It's hard to drive when the whole inside of the car is wet.
Duct tape, what a neat idea, Laura.
Why does it only rain when we have no windows?
I can't wait to drive through that.
Yep, it is as bad as it looks. Who knew the Illinois-Indiana monsoon season was in June.
At least it stopped raining.
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MON MAY 28, 2001
Drive to Yosemite.
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TUE MAY 29, 2001
Hike around Yosemite.
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WED MAY 30, 2001
Drive to Lake Tahoe.
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THU MAY 31, 2001
Drive to a big Salty Lake. (We didn't quite stop in Salt Lake City, instead kept driving on to Moab, Utah)
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FRI JUNE 1, 2001
Drive to Denver, see the Knoxville Boys. (Saw the Arches National Park, Drove to Vail had dinner, then drove on to Denver)
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SAT JUNE 2, 2001
Drive to Colorado Springs, see the Elkins.
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SUN JUNE 3, 2001
Drive up to South Dakota. (We skipped Mt. Rushmore in favor of getting ahead, stopped just past Kansas City)
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MON JUNE 4, 2001
See Mt. Rushmore and some of the Bandlands, Drive to Kansas City. (Drove to Ft. Leonard Wood to see Missy)
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TUE JUNE 5, 2001
See Missy, drive to French Lick to shoot hoops with Larry Bird. (High tail it across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and into Ohio)
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WED JUNE 6, 2001
Drive to Lake Erie. (High tail it across West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and on into Massachusetts)
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THU JUNE 7, 2001
Drive to and See Niagara Falls. (See Rick's family and his new nephew)
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FRI JUNE 8, 2001
Drive to Norton. (Stayed in Norton)
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SAT JUNE 9, 2001
visit with family, hopefully see new neice/nephew. (Stayed in Norton another day)
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SUN JUNE 10, 2001
Drive to see Sue, maybe see PJ on the way. (Drove home, stopping in Baltimore to see Sue)
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MON JUNE 11, 2001
Drive Home, Unpack, Return RV.
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