This is the itinerary from the cross country road trip we took in 2015. Departed from and returned to Wendell, NC.
| Date | Day | Itinerary |
| 6/25Danielle’s 30thBirthday | Thursday | · Leave Wendell, NC· Drive 8.5 hours
· Arrive Nashville, TN · Dinner in Nashville · HOTEL |
| 6/26 | Friday | · Leave Nashville, TN· Drive 5 Hours
· Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park, AR · Dinner in Little Rock, AR · HOTEL |
| 6/27 | Saturday | · Leave Little Rock, AR· Drive 4.5 Hours
· Lunch in Dallas, TX · Drive 3 hours · Dinner in Austin TX · HOTEL |
| 6/28 | Sunday | · Breakfast/ Morning in Austin· Drive 1.5 Hours to San Antonio
· The Alamo, San Antonio, TX · Dinner in San Antonio · CAMP |
| 6/29 | Monday | · Leave San Antonio, TX· Drive 6.5 hours to Carlsbad, NM
· Carlsbad Caverns National Park · CAMP |
| 6/30 | Tuesday | · Leave Carlsbad, NM· Drive 4.5 hours
· Pass through Roswell en route · Dinner in Santa Fe, NM · CAMP |
| 7/1 | Wednesday | · Leave Santa Fe, NM· Drive 4.5 hours
· Arrive Mesa Verde National Park, CO · CAMP |
| 7/2 | Thursday | · Mesa Verde· CAMP |
| 7/3 | Friday | · Mesa Verde· CAMP |
| 7/44th of July | Saturday | · Mesa Verde· CAMP |
| 7/5 | Sunday | · Leave Mesa Verde· Drive 2 hours to Canyonlands National Park, UT
· Afternoon in Canyonlands · Drive 1.5 hours to Arches National Park, UT · CAMP |
| 7/6 | Monday | · Arches· CAMP |
| 7/7 | Tuesday | · Leave Arches· Drive 2.5 hours
· Arrive Capitol Reef National Park, UT · CAMP |
| 7/8 | Wednesday | · Leave Capitol Reef· Drive 2.5 hours to Bryce Canyon National Park
· Arrive Bryce Canyon National Park · CAMP |
| 7/9 | Thursday | · Bryce Canyon, UT· CAMP |
| 7/10 | Friday | · Bryce Canyon, UT· Drive 15 hours to Zion National Park, UT
· Send Afternoon in Zion · Drive 1.5 Back to Bryce Canyon · CAMP |
| 7/11 | Saturday | · Bryce Canyon· Danielle running Bryce Canyon Half Marathon
· CAMP |
| 7/12 | Sunday | · Leave Bryce Canyon, UT· Drive 3 Hours to Grand Canyon
· Afternoon in Grand Canyon National Park, AZ · CAMP |
| 7/13 | Monday | · Leave Grand Canyon, AZ· Drive 7.5 hours to Bakersfield, CA
· CAMP |
| 7/14 | Tuesday | · Leave Bakersfield, CA· Drive 2 hours to Sequoia National Park, CA
· Afternoon in Sequoia · Drive 2.5 hours to Yosemite National Park, CA · CAMP |
| 7/15 | Wednesday | · Yosemite National Park· CAMP |
| 7/16 | Thursday | · Leave Yosemite· Drive 2.5 hours to Sacramento, CA
· Lunch in Sacramento · Drive 2.5 hours to Redding, CA · Arrive Redding, CA · CAMP |
| 7/17 | Friday | · Leave Redding, CA· Drive 6.5 hours
· Arrive in Portland, OR · Dinner in Portland · HOTEL |
| 7/18 | Saturday | · Leave Portland· Drive 2.5 hours to Mount Rainer, WA
· Afternoon at Mount Rainer National Park, WA · Drive 2 hours · Dinner in Seattle, WA · HOTEL |
| 7/19 | Sunday | · Breakfast and coffee in Seattle· Leave Seattle
· Drive 4.5 hours to Spokane · Arrive Spokane, WA · HOTEL/CAMP |
| 7/20 | Monday | · Leave Spokane, WA· Drive 5 hours
· Arrive Glacier National Park, MT · CAMP |
| 7/21 | Tuesday | · Leave Glacier National Park, MT· Drive 6.5 hours
· Arrive Yellowstone National Park, WY · CAMP |
| 7/22 | Wednesday | · Yellowstone National Park, WY· CAMP |
| 7/23 | Thursday | · Yellowstone National Park, WY· CAMP |
| 7/24 | Friday | · Yellowstone National Park, WY· CAMP |
| 7/25 | Saturday | · Leave Yellowstone, WY· Drive 6 hours
· Arrive Devil’s Tower, WY · CAMP |
| 7/26 | Sunday | · Leave Devil’s Tower· Drive 2 hours
· Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD · Badlands National Park or Black Hills National Park, South Dakota · CAMP |
| 7/27 | Monday | · Leave South Dakota· Drive 6 hours
· Arrive Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, NE · CAMP or HOTEL near Ashfall Fossils, NE |
| 7/28 | Tuesday | · Leave Nebraska· Drive 6 hours
· Arrive Cedar Rapids, IA · CAMP/HOTEL |
| 7/29 | Wednesday | · Leave Cedar Rapids· Drive 4 Hours
· Abraham Lincoln Museum/ Homestead · Arrive Springfield, IL · CAMP/HOTEL |
| 7/30 | Thursday | · Leave Springfield, IL· Drive 1.5 hours
· Gateway Arch · Lunch in St. Louis, MO · Drive 4.5 hours to Mammoth Cave, KY · CAMP |
| 7/31 | Friday | · Morning at Mammoth Cave National Park, KY· Drive 5.5 hours
· Dinner/Brewery in Asheville, NC · CAMP/HOTEL |
| 8/1 | Saturday | · Leave Asheville, NC· Drive 4.5 hours
· Arrive Wendell, NC |
Dietz Summer Road Trip 
Looking at the first part of your itinerary- the food in Santa Fe is AMAZING. It’s hard to go wrong but if you need a restaurant recommendation, Neil and I went to Casa Chimayo (409 W Water St, Santa Fe) and loved it. Great outdoor patio seating, live music, very authentic New Mexico experience. I recommend a cold glass of Tecate beer. Ha.
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Yes!! We defiantly want an authentic “Land of Enchantment” experience. We will put that place on the radar.
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