We got off route fairly quickly – which is to be expected when we have had such a loose agenda. We have let the weather and opportunity dictate our directions. So, here the map of what we actually did.

1 – seattle, wa
we left seattle, oct 10

2 – index, wa
oct 10 – oct 11

3 – leavenworth, wa
oct 12, oct 19 – oct 20

4 – coeur d’alene, id
oct 12  – oct 18

5 – bend, or (smith rock)
oct 21 – oct 29

6 – yosemite, ca
oct 30 – oct 31, nov 2 – nov 6

7 – san francisco/ berkeley, ca
nov 1

8 – red rocks, nv
nov 7 – nov 13, nov 15 – nov 26

9 – zion, ut
nov 13 – nov 14

10 – tucson, az
nov 27 – dec 1

11 – cochise stronghold, tombstone, az
dec 1 – dec 2

12 – las cruces, nm
dec 2 – dec 3

13 – albuquerque, nm
dec 3 – dec 4

current (star) – overland park, ks
dec 4 – current


here was our proposed itinerary

trip map.number

1 – seattle, wa
2 – index, wa
3 – leavenworth, wa
4 – coeur d’alene, id
5 – portland, or
6 – bend, or (smith rock)
7 – salt lake city, ut
8 – moab, ut
9 – zion – utah
10 – red rocks, nv
11 – the grand canyon (maybe)
12 – overland park, ks – by christmas