tonyandkaren
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Doug H - thanks for the link. As many times as I've looked at the National Parks site , I've never noticed the travel itineraries section.
Very good for planning - clicky
Taxtown - Sounds like a great trip! 60 days will allow you to take a relaxed journey. I'd recommend going slow and seeing everything along the way , then hopping on the interstates to zip back home if you run out of time. If possible get off of I-81 on the way south and drive along part of the road in Shenandoah National Park or along the Blue Ridge Parkway , and farther down stop and visit Great Smoky mountains National Park.
Are you planning on getting to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? If not at least visit the Mardi Gras museum. http://www.mardigrasworld.com/ You can stay as long as you like to wander through the warehouses after you pay for the guided tour. We've never wanted to braved the New Orleans crowds and have gone to the Mardi Gras parades in Mobile , Alabama - not as wild as New Orleans but still a lot of fun.
It would make more sense to go back to Pa. along Route 66 since you'll be so far south. From New Orleans head west and see all of the national parks along the southern edges of the southwestern states , then when you get to Arizona you can pick up route 66 and head east again. Arizona has some great sections of road , New Mexico has many old motels (nice neon) and Oklahoma is full of old 66 sights. I second the recommendation of Jamie Jansen's book - Road Trip USA.
Where to go and what to see for the rest of your trip will depend upon your interests. Any national park or historic sight is a must stop. We also like to visit big cities especially the state capitals because most of them have great history museums.
Have a great trip!
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Taxtown
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Oh yeah,now I'm getting some feedback.I will download the Parks,and will travel deep South and come back on RT66.Good ideas....Thanks....
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Rog & Nan
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We did it in '01 took 6 weeks. Spent 3 days in Oklahoma City to see the memorial and went to the Cowboy Museum it was awesome. Spent a week in Flagstaff to redo the Grand Canyon and Sadona etc. Vegas for a week - a week in Oceanside CA with family. 5 days at Pamona for the Great Rally. Then headed back to Indiana via the northern route. Stopped in Denver, The Black Hills and Amana Iowa. It was an awsome trip. We saw such great scenery all over the place and met some really great people.
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Broccoli1
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Taxtown wrote:.I want to stop just shy of California and head a little
hey what's that all about?
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Tom_Diane
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I like to look in the travel section of Barnes and Noble book store. I have found lots of info on destinations including a book on route 66 that gives the history as well as sites.
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john&bet
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I took route 66 way back in 1967 when I was reasigned to an Air Force base in Cal. Started in St. Louis and headed west. Just me and a paper map. If I saw a sign of an interesting place I pulled in. In Okl. the Will rogers museum, in NM the Grand Canyon.At the time I had never been west of St.Louis. Good trip and I still have the travel bug 42+ years later. Have traveled lots of miles since. Good luck, and happy trails.
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Taxtown
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Thank you all for the ideas you've given.Don't stop now though,I like the personal views....Broccoli1....sorry,I just want to keep my trip in this world................
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