Where we've been...

Over the last two weeks, Joel and I have been doing a LOT of traveling.  We have been talking about going out West for several years now, and we decided to go for it while we have a schedule that allows for a two week trip.

So, on May 11th, we boarded an airplane in Atlanta and flew to Denver.  From there, we rented a car and drove to all of our (many) destinations.  We made a big loop, landing back in Denver on the 24th of May to fly out on the 25th.

So here is the itinerary:

Day 1 – May 11th

·       Fly Atlanta to Denver

·       Travel Denver to Great Sand Dunes (CO)

·       Camp at Pinyon Flats Campground

Day 2 – May 12th

·       Great Sand Dunes

·       Travel to Mesa Verde (CO)

·       Mesa Verde

·       Camp in Morefield Campground

Day 3 – May 13th

·       Mesa Verde

·       Travel to Grand Canyon (AZ)

·       Camp at Mather Campground

Day 4 – May 14th

·       Grand Canyon

·       Camp at Mather Campground

Day 5 – May 15^th

·       Travel to Hoover Dam

·       Hoover Dam

·       Travel to Las Vegas

·       Night in Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand)

Day 6 – May 16th

·       Travel to Sequoia (6:20)

·       Camp at Lodgepole Campground - This didn't happen because it was around 20 degrees outside.  We stayed in a hotel instead!

Day 7 – May 17th

·       Sequoia (Also didn't happen because the state of California requires snow chains for tires after a snow)

·       Travel to Yosemite

·       Camp at North Pines Campground

Day 8 – May 18th

·       Yosemite

·        Camp at North Pines Campground

Day 9 – May 19^th

·       Yosemite

·       Travel to Carson City, NV

·       Camp at Washoe Lake State Park

Day 10 – May 20^th

·       Travel to Salt Lake City

·       Night in Salt Lake City, UT (Dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse)

Day 11 – May 21^st

·       Travel to Yellowstone

·       Grand Teton National Park

·       Night in Jackson Hole, WY 

Day 12 – May 22nd

·       Yellowstone

·       Night in Jackson Hole, WY

Day 13 – May 23rd

·       Travel to Laramie, WY

·       Night in Laramie

Day 14 – May 24^th

·       Travel to Denver

·       Night in Denver, CO

Day 15 – May 25th

·       Travel Denver to Atlanta

All in all, we drove (once we landed in Denver) 3,851 miles total.  We traveled into these states: Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.  We saw all but one of the national parks we had planned to hit, and we had a great time.

I'll be posting pictures in the next few posts of each of the places we visited.