Outbound Itinerary

Thursday, Sept. 2

7 hour drive to Christiansburg, VA.

Hampton Inn Christiansburg

Friday, Sept. 3

6.5 hour drive from Christiansburg, VA to Mt. Juliet, TN

Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 5-7

Golf Saturday and/or Sunday

Stay with Gran

Wednesday, Sept. 8

5 hour drive to St. Louis. MO

Tour Anheuser-Busch Brewery

Driving tour of St. Louis – Old Courthouse (of Dred Scott fame); Laclede's Landing and the cobblestone riverfront, Basilica of St. Louis IX, Union Station, St. Louis Soldiers Memorial, and Busch Stadium.

C&K BBQ Takeout

Doubletree Collinsville/St.Louis

Thursday, Sept. 9

Gateway Arch - Riverboat ride on Mississippi; Ride to top of Arch; Museum of Westward Expansion

St. Louis Museum of Art

Missouri Botanical Gardens

Ted Drewes Custard

Doubletree Collinsville/St.Louis

Friday, Sept. 10

4 hour drive to Independence, MO

Tour Truman Home - National Historic Site

Driving tour of Kansas City, including Country Club Plaza

Hilton Garden Inn Overland Park

Dinner - Oklahoma Joe's BBQ

Saturday, Sept. 11

6 hour drive to Colby KS

Ball of Twine - Cawker City, KS

Hampton Inn Colby KS

Sunday, Sept. 12

4 hour drive to Colorado Springs

Tour Colorado Springs - Garden of the Gods; Air Force Academy

Evening – Meg and Rick

Monday, Sept. 13

Drive up Pikes Peak

Do Laundry

Evening – Meg and Rick

Tuesday, Sept. 14

4 hour drive to Taos, NM

Tour Taos - Kit Carson home and Taos Pueblo

Snakedance Condominiums - Taos Ski Valley, NM

Wednesday, Sept. 15

2 hour drive to Santa Fe

Georgia O’Keefe Museum

Tour Santa Fe

Dinner - Bobcat Bite (featured on Food Network)

Hilton Santa Fe Golf Resort & Spa at Buffalo Thunder ($50 gambling credit)

Thursday, Sept. 16

One hour drive to Albuquerque

Tour - Abruzzo Albuquerque Balloon Museum; Sunshine Building (featured on In Plain Sight) and University of New Mexico.

New Mexico State Fair - 7pm Rodeo and Mark Chesnutt concert

Hilton Albuquerque

Friday, Sept 17

Sandia Peak Tramway, tour Old Town; Albuquerque Museum of Art and History; Shopping

Dinner - La Hacienda Restaurant

Saturday, Sept. 18

2 hour drive to Gallup, MN partially on Rt. 66

Lunch – Gallup: Ranch Kitchen. Typical Rt. 66 diner. Recommended: Lamb stew, Navaho Taco, fry bread

2 hour drive to Shiprock, NM

30 minute drive to Tec Nos Pos Trading Post

Four Corners Monument

45 minute drive to Cortez, Co

Holiday Inn Express Cortez

Sunday, Sept. 19

Tour Mesa Verde - Far View Visitor Center, buy Cliff Palace Ranger-guided tour. Tour Cliff Palace, Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, and Spruce Tree House (if time)

3 hours drive to Moab, UT

Hampton Inn Moab

Monday, Sept. 20

Tour Arches National Park. Drive to the Windows Section and one-half hour walk to either North Window or Double Arch. Drive to the Delicate Arch Viewpoint, stop at Wolfe Ranch.

5.5 hour drive to Bryce Canyon

Best Western Bryce Canyon Grand Hotel

Tuesday, Sept. 21

Tour Bryce Canyon. Visitor Center, drive to Rainbow Point, hike Queen’s Garden Trail (1.8 miles)

2.5 hours– Drive to Zion National Park

Pioneer Lodge Springdale

Wednesday, Sept. 22

Tour Zion National Park. Visitor Center, take Zion Canyon Shuttle to see park, hike Emerald Pool Trail (1.2 miles), take shuttle back to Visitor Center and leave

3 hour drive to Las Vegas

Las Vegas Hilton

Thursday, Sept. 23

R&R at the Hilton

Friday, Sept. 24

9 hour drive to San Jose

Saturday, Sunday & Monday, Sept. 25 to 27

R&R in San Jose with Bill and Margaret