September 6, 2008 - September 29, 2008
5,670 miles - 11 states - 36 pages of journal entries - 1,384 photographs

Introduction

After Debbie and I got married on August 31 of this year, we decided to do what we thought would be a small, scaled-down honeymoon of sorts in the form of a road trip through the American west.
  • Part I - Heading Out (9/6 - 9/17)
  • Part II - Heading Southwest (9/18 - 9/22)
  • Part III - Heading Back (9/23 - 9/29)

    Note: Still working on adding lines for route driven on map.

    Part I

    Day 1: September 6, 2008 (Saturday)
    Seattle, WA - Gold Bar, WA - Rock Island, WA - Moses Lake, WA - Potholes State Park, WA
    via I-5, US-2, US-2/97, WA-28, Section RD E (Rd E NW), Section RD 9 NW (Rd 9 NW), Dodson Rd N (Rd C NW), Frenchman Hills Rd W, WA-262, WA-17

    Day 2: September 7, 2008 (Sunday)
    Potholes State Park, WA - Colfax, WA - Pullman, WA - Moscow, ID - Potlatch, ID - Laird Park, ID - Giant White Pine Campground, ID
    via WA-262, WA-17, WA-26, WA-195, WA-270, ID-8, US-95, ID-6

    Day 3: September 8, 2008 (Monday)
    Giant White Pine Campground, ID - Pullman, WA (WSU) - Lewiston, ID - US-12, ID - Syringa, ID - Lolo, MT - Missoula, MT
    via ID-6, US-95, ID-8, WA-270, WA-27, WA-195, US-95, US-12, US-12/93

    Day 4: September 9, 2008 (Tuesday)
    Missoula, MT - Anaconda, MT - Butte, MT - Bozeman, MT - Emigrant, MT / Chico Hot Springs
    via I-90/US-12, MT-1, I-90/US-12, I-90/US-191, US-89

    Day 5: September 10, 2008 (Wednesday)
    Emigrant, MT / Chico Hot Springs
    no travel this day

    Day 6: September 11, 2008 (Thursday)
    Emigrant, MT / Chico Hot Springs - Gardiner, MT - Yellowstone National Park, MT/WY - Gardiner, MT - Emigrant, MT / Chico Hot Springs
    via US-89

    Day 7: September 12, 2008 (Friday)
    Emigrant, MT / Chico Hot Springs - Gardiner, MT - Yellowstone National Park, MT/WY (Pebble Creek Campground, WY)
    via US-89

    Day 8: September 13, 2008 (Saturday)
    Yellowstone National Park, WY (Pebble Creek Campground) - Cody, WY - Emblem, WY - Greybull, WY - Tensleep, WY - Loaf Mtn. Overlook, WY - Buffalo, WY - Sturgis, SD - Rapid City, SD
    via NE Entrance RD (Yellowstone NP), US-212, WY-296, WY-120, US-14/16/20, WY-789 / US-16/20, US-16, I-90, I-90 / US-14

    Day 9: September 14, 2008 (Sunday)
    Rapid City, SD - Keystone, SD - Custer State Park, SD (Blue Bell Campground)
    via US-16, US ALT-16, SD-87

    Day 10: September 15, 2008 (Monday)
    Custer State Park, SD (Blue Bell Campground) - Keystone, SD - Mt. Rushmore National Monument, SD - Crazy Horse Memorial, SD - Custer, SD - Wind Cave National Park, SD - Custer State Park, SD (Blue Bell Campground)
    via SD-87, US ALT-16, SD-244, US-16/385, US-385, SD-87

    Day 11: September 16, 2008 (Tuesday)
    Custer State Park, SD (Blue Bell Campground) - Rapid City, SD - Wall, SD - Badlands National Park, SD - Interior, SD - Rapid City, SD - Custer State Park, SD (Blue Bell Campground)
    via SD-87, US ALT-16, US-16, I-90/US-14, SD-240, SD-44, US-16, US ALT-16, SD-87

    Day 12: September 17, 2008 (Wednesday)
    Custer State Park, SD (Blue Bell Campground)
    no travel this day

    Part II

    Day 13: September 18, 2008 (Thursday)
    Custer State Park, SD (Blue Bell Campground) - Custer, SD - Lost Springs, WY - Wheatland, WY - Cheyenne, WY - Fort Collins, CO - Denver, CO - Lakewood, CO - Golden, CO
    via SD-87, US ALT-16, US-385, US-18, US-18/85, US-18/20, I-25/US-87, US-40 (Colfax Ave.)

    Day 14: September 19, 2008 (Friday)
    Golden, CO - South Park, CO - Buena Vista, CO - Aspen, CO - Woody Creek, CO - Glenwood Springs, CO - Silt, CO - Rifle, CO - Rulison, CO - Parachute, CO - Silt, CO
    via US-40 (Colfax Ave), I-70/US-40, CO-470, US-285, US-24, CO-82, I-70

    Day 15: September 20, 2008 (Saturday)
    Silt, CO - Grand Junction, CO - Moab, UT - Windwhistle Campground (BLM), UT
    via I-70, UT-128, US-191, Needles Overlook RD

    Day 16: September 21, 2008 (Sunday)
    Windwhistle Campground (BLM), UT - Blanding, UT - Fry Canyon, UT (uninhabited) - Hanksville, UT - Capitol Reef National Park, UT - Torrey, UT - Escalante, UT - Bryce Canyon National Park, UT (Sunset Campground)
    via Needles Overlook RD, US-191, UT-95, UT-24, UT-12, UT-63

    Day 17: September 22, 2008 (Monday)
    Bryce Canyon National Park, UT (Sunset Campground) - Hatch, UT - Zion National Park, UT - Springdale, UT - St. George, UT
    via UT-63, UT-12, US-89, UT-9, I-15

    Part III

    Day 18: September 23, 2008 (Tuesday)
    St. George, UT - Arizona I-15 - Mesquite, NV - Las Vegas, NV - Barstow, CA
    via I-15, Cheyenne Ave, Decatur Blvd, Lake Mead Blvd, Las Vegas Blvd, I-15

    Day 19: September 24, 2008 (Wednesday)
    Barstow, CA - Bakersfield, CA - Greenacres, CA - Santa Margarita, CA - Morro Bay, CA - San Simeon State Park, CA - Lucia, CA
    via I-15, CA-58, US-101, CA-1

    Day 20: September 25, 2008 (Thursday)
    Lucia, CA - Ragged Point, CA - Monterey, CA - Santa Cruz, CA - Butano State Park, CA
    via CA-1

    Day 21: September 26, 2008 (Friday)
    Butano State Park, CA - Pescadero, CA - Half Moon Bay, CA - San Francisco, CA - Novato, CA - Gualala, CA - Mendocino, CA - Russian Gulch State Park, CA
    via CA-1

    Day 22: September 27, 2008 (Saturday)
    Russian Gulch State Park, CA - Fort Bragg, CA - Garberville, CA - Eureka, CA - Redwood National Park, CA (Elk Prairie Campground)
    via CA-1, US-101

    Day 23: September 28, 2008 (Sunday)
    Redwood National Park, CA (Elk Prairie Campground) - Crescent City, CA - Kerbyville, OR - Grants Pass, OR - Eugene, OR - Springfield, OR
    via US-101, US-199, I-5, I-105, Harlow Rd, Gateway St

    Day 24: September 29, 2008 (Monday)
    Eugene, OR - P ortland, OR - Silver Lake, WA - Seattle, WA
    via I-5