There’s no doubt that all of our favorite parks are out west. The problem with parks “out west” is that they’re all out west. Like way out west. The closest of the “out west” parks might be those around southwest Colorado and that’s 1500 miles away (which is 5 RV-days). So, we don’t do our favorite parks as often as we’d like. Last time we did a loop around the out-west territories was 2000.
But it’s 2024 and we’re doing another such excursion. But this one is even bigger, better, and bolder than past trips. Not only does it include all of our favorite out-west parks (the Utah parks, Glacier, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone), we’re throwing in two of the best parks in the known universe: Banff and Jasper national parks in Alberta, Canada. And then, since we’ll be “in the area” (in our family’s sense of the term that upstate New York is “in the area” of Atlanta), we’ll swing by Fort Drum to visit son #3 and his family, stopping by the Air Force museum in Wright-Patterson AFB since it’s sort of “on the way.” Totals for the trip: 2 months, 7500 miles, 11 favorite parks, and a bonus family stop.
We’re scheduled to leave mid-July and be back mid-September. Updates along the way will follow …