Yellowstone

[cailin maith]

It's been on mine for a while now. It's part of the big plan to do a road trip across the US at some point in the next couple of years.

On my list too!

Road trip in the states - Brilliant.
We did 7.5 k miles in four weeks about 9 years ago.
NYC -Buffalo
Chicago
Indianappolis
Denver
Grand Canyon (marble arch)
Memphis
Deep South
Gettysburg
NYC

Get out into the little towns - fantastic.
Some of those memories are Gold dust

That sounds fantastic!!

[EternalOptimist]

As long as we need, like I said, this is planned for a couple of years time so I can tee up time off from work etc. Will probably give ourselves 3-4 weeks and fit in what we can in that time.

The other decision to be made is whether we do it by car or hire a Motorhome.

car - no doubt about it. Even though petrol is a third of the price, its still cheaper to use a car and motel/hotel. Also faster, more flexible and more convenient.

EO advice (I have done 9 of these trips)
1. get a 90 mile per inch map and navigate with a compass.
2. travel light, try to live out of a hold all.
3. prepare to eat on the hoof, and not eat particularly well
4. try to do at least one 1k day
5. In the cities, avoid '4hr hotels'
6. If you get pulled by the fuzz, have no cash or credit cards. ask them if they take travellers cheques
7. Do not listen to the religion channels on the radio
8. Keep your eyes peeled for local events, festivals etc - best experiences here
9. Have a theme - the missus likes jazz and blues