Trip Over View
As you may have noticed I did not succeed in blogging every day of our epic van trip out to explore the Northwest of the United States of America. These trips are tough. 2 weeks on the road driving almost every day. Waking up at 6 am to either get miles in early or beat the crowds to the trailheads so we can get a parking spot. I certainly don’t want to complain about the number of people that are choosing to enjoy the countries national parks as I think it’s an important part of appreciating our country.
We visited a total of 5! yes 5 national parks and 1 National Memorial on this trip. I think it may be best to blog about each one of them separately.
We saw in this order:
- Theador Rosevelt NP in North Dakota
- Glacier NP in Montana
- Yellowstone NP in Wyoming
- Grand Tetons NP in Wyoming
- Mount Rushmore NM South Dakota
- Badlands NP in Soth Dakota
If that sounds like too much, well you would be right, it nearly was. Here’s the breakdown!
- 12 States
- 1 Vanagon
- 16 days
- 5,739.9 Miles
- 388.052 Gallons of Gas













