I'm a few days into my epic coast-to-coast road trip and finally settled down from days of hard driving so I figured I should post the first in a series of trip updates.
On the first day we drove the bulk of the day and stopped at Salt Lake City. We found a nice inexpensive campsite near a reservoir with a lovely mountain view. The next day we found a similar free campsite near a reservoir outside of Lincoln Nebraska.
The next day we drove to Hannibal, Missouri and checked out the boyhood home of Mark Twain and explored the cave that inspired Tom Sawyer. In the evening we went on a riverboat dinner cruise down the Mississippi river and got caught in a lovely rainstorm that ended in a nice sunset.
After that we drove to Indiana and spent the day catching up with some family. Then today, we drove to Lansing, Michigan and set camp next to a lake. Tomorrow we start the less hectic parts of our trip.
Next stop is Niagara Falls, Ontario. We arrived yesterday afternoon and spent the evening walking along the falls. The volume and power of the water, and of course the natural beauty, are absolutely incredible.
We decided we didn't get a close enough look, so today we took a cruise right up to the bottom of the falls. We didn't get wet enough, so next was a water park. Father's Day dinner will be spent at a revolving restaurant overlooking the whole area.
@rbrown Yeah now that we are on the east coast we are starting to slow down. We'll be in this area for a number of days before moving on.
Hope you have a safe trip yourself!