Hi Everyone -It was so nice to see all of you on Friday at school. I have missed you all so much and you have grown incredibly. Of course some of you have shrunk (Austin it wasn't an insult) but you all look so great!! I am packing up my apartment right now (click here for pictures) so that we can head out on our trip next week. I look forward to sending you lots of photos and information on here.
Right now our planned route is as follows:Boston to NYCNYC to Hershey (as Ben LOVES chocolate)Hershey to LancasterLancaster to PhiladelphiaPhilly to Washington DCWe have reservations for tickets to the Capitol Building and are waiting to see if we can get tickets to the White House as well. We are fortunate to have a lot of great friends who are letting us stay with them and we are so greatful!!I have to get back to packing as Ben is almost back from my parents house with the BIG TRUCK and TRAILER!!Talk to you all soon,Ms. Rogers
Here is a short clip of Ben running down the highway after the shovel (which I packed...oops!...went flying out....this was after Mick took his turn running down the highway to pick up a drawer that flew out...I didn't pack that though, Ben did! ) Fortunately those were the only two mishaps on an otherwise uneventful trip to Gardiner.
National Parks Visited and/or Passed Through
Parks/Monuments/Forests Visited:
Statue of Liberty National Monument - New York City, NY
Gettysburg National Military Park - Gettysburg, PA
Independence National Historical Park - Philadelphia, PA
Valley Forge National Historical Park - Valley Forge, PA
National Mall and Memorial Parks - Washington, DC
Shenandoah National Park - Luray, VA
Blue Ridge Highway - Various States
Fort Sumter National Monument - Charleston Harbor, SC
Fort Matanzas National Monument - St. Augustine, FL
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument - St. Augustine, FL
Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Sight - Atlanta, GA
Everglades National Park - Boca Raton, FL
Big Bend National Park - The Big Ben of the Rio Grande, TX
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park - San Antonio, TX
Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Carlsbad, NM
White Sands National Monument - Alamogordo, NM
Saguaro National Park - Tucson, AZ
Joshua Tree National Park - Twentynine Palms, CA
Cabrillo National Monument - San Diego, CA
Death Valley National Park - Death Valley, CA
Sequoia National Park - Southern Sierra Nevada, CA
Alcatraz Island - San Francisco, CA
Presidio of San Francisco - San Francisco, CA
Golden Gate National Recreation Area - San Francisco, CA
Lava Beds National Monument - Tulelake, CA
Redwood National Forest - Crescent City, CA
Bryce Canyon National Park - Bryce Canyon City, UT
Zion National Park - Springdale, UT
Grand Canyon National Park - Grand Canyon, AZ
Kaibab National Forest - Grand Canyon, AZ
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park - Kayenta, AZ
Arches National Park - Moab, UT
Canyonlands National Park - Moab, UT
Crazy Horse Memorial - Crazy Horse, SD
Mount Rusmore National Memorial - Keystone, SD
Badlands National Park - Wall, SD
We've driven through a number of other National Forests but it's hard to keep track!
