The 2006 Adventures of Judy & Al

 

On April 4, we set out on what we considered to be our "epic trip". It was our first major outing since retirement, and while we had a general plan, we pretty much traveled day to day, often making reservations for the night around lunchtime. We pretty much went where the whim and weather led us, and wherever WHR NXT took us. This adventure ended (except for paying the bills) on July 26.

And in the fall of the year, we spent a week playing tourist on the Central Oregon Coast, based at Neskowin.

The map shows our route and stops. The list below the map links to our trip diaries and slide shows.

Reedsport OR Crescent City CA Vallejo CA Paso Robles CA Las Vegas NV Grand Canyon AZ Albuquerque NM Carlsbad NM Sonoma TX San Antonio TX Houston TX Dallas-Ft Worth TX Branson MO Independence MO Hannibal MO Springfield MO New Buffalo MI Muskegon MI Columbus IN Utica IL Spring Green WI Rochester MN Mitchell SD Rapid City SD Billings MT West Yellowstone MT Twin Falls ID La Grande OR Portland OR Neskowin OR

Stops

Date(s)

Destination

Miles this leg

Cume Miles

1

4/3/2006 And we're off . . .    

2

4/4 - 4/7 Crescent City, Calif

160

160

3

4/7 - 4/11 Vallejo, CA

359

519

4

4/11 - 4/15 Paso Robles, CA

230

749

5

4/15 - 4/22 Las Vegas

399

1,148

6

4/22 - 4/30 Grand Canyon Country

219

1,367

7

4/30 - 5/5 Albuquerque, NM

368

1,735

8

5/5 - 5/9 Carlsbad Caverns

290

2,035

9-10

5/9 - 5/15 San Antonio, TX

465

2,490

11

5/15 - 5/19 Houston, TX

189

2,679

12

5/19 - 5/23 Ft Worth, TX

455

2,934

13

5/23 - 5/29 Branson, MO

485

3,419

14

5/29 - 6/2 Independence, MO

251

3,670

15

6/2 - 6/6 Hannibal, MO

200

3,870

16

6/6 - 6/8 Springfield, IL

108

3,978

17-18

6/8 - 6/17 Muskegon, MI

422

4,400

19

6/17 - 6/26 Columbus, IN

318

4,718

20-21

6/26 - 6/30 Spring Green, WI

487

5,205

22

6/30 - 7/5 Rochester, MN

175

5,380

23

7/5 - 7/7 Mitchell, SD

306

5,686

24

7/7 - 7/12 Rapid City, SD

280

5,966

25-26

7/12 - 7/21 Yellowstone Country

606

6,572

27-28-29

7/21 - 7/26 Homeward Bound

1,051

7,623

         

30

Sept Neskowin Creek