The Great Drive of '99 - photos to come
Sep 10-21, 1999
Ten U.S. states, 12 days, 6 National Parks, countless National Forests and Monuments
The vehicle: Ford Explorer
States covered:
California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada
Sep 10-21, 1999
Itinerary
Day 1: Sep 10.
Milpitas, CA - Crater Lake, OR
Above: At Crater Lake, OREGON. The bluest waters in the United States!!
Day 2: Sep 11.
Crater Lake, OR - Nampa, ID
Day 3: Sep 12.
Nampa, ID - Butte, MT
Scenes of the Wild West! Typical Montana... cowboy country
Day 4: Sep 13.
Butte, MT - Lake Yellowstone in Yellowstone NP, WY
Above: North Entrance, Yellowstone National Park. Birthday Boy!
Day 5: Sep 14.
Yellowstone NP
Day 6: Sep 15.
Yellowstone NP - Grand Teton NP, WY
Day 7: Sep 16.
Grand Teton NP - Wind Cave NP, SD
Day 8: Sep 17.
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Mount Rushmore, SD: The chiselled faces of four U.S. Presidents: George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson
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Above: From the base.
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Above: Badlands National Park
Wind Cave NP, SD - Mt Rushmore, SD - Badlands NP, SD - Ft Robinson State
Park, Nebraska
Day 9: Sep 18.
Ft Robinson State Park, Nebraska - Rocky Mountain NP, CO - Steamboat
Springs, CO
Day 10: Sep 19.
Steamboat Springs, CO - Provo, UT
Above: Check me out resting during a long day of driving
Day 11: Sep 20.
Provo, UT - NV
Day 12: Sep 21.
NV - Reno, NV - Lake Tahoe, CA - Milpitas, CA