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Raleigh, NC to Longmont, CO (northeast of Boulder) in the shortest possible time. Google Maps says 27 hours. Can we do it?		 Raleigh, NC to Longmont, CO (northeast of Boulder) in the shortest possible time. Google Maps says 27 hours. Can we do it? ''Short answer: yes, yes we can. And did!''
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Pit stops:
Higginsville, MO		 Pit stops: Higginsville, MO
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Longmont, CO to Raleigh, NC in the span of about a week. Lots of time for checking stuff out along the way. Via The Grand Canyon's north rim! It's a 24-hour detour but it puts us on Rt. 40 heading east and we can say we have been in six more states :-D		 Longmont, CO to Raleigh, NC in the span of about a week. Lots of time for checking stuff out along the way. Via The Grand Canyon's south rim! It's a 24-hour detour but it puts us on Rt. 40 heading east and we can say we have been in six more states :-D
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  . ~(1st day [[http://www.rmnp.com/RMNP-Planning-Campground-Park.HTML#Aspenglen|Aspenglen campground]])~
  . ~(2nd day [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longs_Peak|Longs Peak]] campground (''14,000 feet above sea level at the peak!!!''))~
  . Moraine Park campground (halfway down on [[http://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/camping.htm|this page]])
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 . [[http://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm|Zion National Park]]?
 . [[http://www.utah.com/stateparks/green_river.htm|Green River]] AKA the Golf Course in the Middle of Nowhere
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 . [[http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm|The North Rim of the Grand Canyon]]
 . [[http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm|The South Rim of the Grand Canyon]] (cue exploding powerwalk)
  . [[https://www.recreation.gov/reservationDetail.do?contractCode=NRSO&reservationNumber=2-15579490&mode=current|Confirmation URL]] for site #150
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 . [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument|Four Corners Monument]] (AKA Rome, the 4-State Capital)
. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument|Four Corners Monument]]? (AKA Rome, the 4-State Capital)
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  . Hotel booked! The Rodeway Inn. Yeah. But Mira Furlan is going to be there, so I gotta smell nice for her. Mmm-hmm.
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 . Is Amarillo really a city?
  . No, but it has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Ranch|a Cadillac ranch]].
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 . [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_National_Memorial|OKC memorial]]
. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_National_Memorial|OKC memorial]]?
 . KOA
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 . Uh...
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 . [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_%28Nashville%29|The Parthenon (Nashville)]]
. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_(Nashville)|The Parthenon (Nashville)]]
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 . ''[[http://countrymusichalloffame.org/visit-2/|Hatch Show Print]] is amazing -- it's one of the oldest letterpress print shops in the US. --BtTempleton''
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 . Asheville
  . Downtown Asheville is cute, walkable.
  . [[http://www.penland.com|Penland School of Crafts]] is pretty neat, surrounded by lots of local crafters. Lovely views, good (tiny) cafe.
   . [[http://www.biltmore.com|Biltmore Estate]] is cool, worth seeing once, but expensive & sometimes crowded.
   . [[http://www.tupelohoneycafe.com/|Tupelo Honey Cafe]] - tofu hot wings
. Asheville?
 . Downtown Asheville is cute, walkable.
  . [[http://www.penland.com|Penland School of Crafts]] is pretty neat, surrounded by lots of local crafters. Lovely views, good (tiny) cafe.
  . [[http://www.biltmore.com|Biltmore Estate]] is cool, worth seeing once, but expensive & sometimes crowded.
  . [[http://www.tupelohoneycafe.com/|Tupelo Honey Cafe]] - tofu hot wings

SidheRa's brother is getting married, and all of the bride-to-be's family lives in CO. So we're taking the opportunity to make it a road trip!

Trip begins 22 June 2011. Rehearsal dinner is 24 June, and wedding is 25 June. After that, we're on our own until a few days after Independence Day!

Here's the grand view.

Here's a list of /things (food, supplies, etc.).

Some useful things for food prep (snacks, meals):

  • No-bake protein bars courtesy of KamiLaBerge: 4 scoops choc protein powder, 2/3 cup flax seed meal, 4tbsp peanut butter, 2tbsp honey, 3/4 cup h2o. Mix & harden in fridge :)

Side A

Raleigh, NC to Longmont, CO (northeast of Boulder) in the shortest possible time. Google Maps says 27 hours. Can we do it? Short answer: yes, yes we can. And did!

Sights will include the Arch of St. Louis, the rolling plains of Kansas, and many gas station bathrooms.

Pit stops: Higginsville, MO

Side B

Longmont, CO to Raleigh, NC in the span of about a week. Lots of time for checking stuff out along the way. Via The Grand Canyon's south rim! It's a 24-hour detour but it puts us on Rt. 40 heading east and we can say we have been in six more states :-D

Colorado:

Utah:

  • Green River AKA the Golf Course in the Middle of Nowhere

Arizona:

New Mexico:

  • Four Corners Monument? (AKA Rome, the 4-State Capital)

  • Roswell!

    • Apparently there's a UFO Festival happening over Independence Day weekend. It is SO on.

    • Hotel booked! The Rodeway Inn. Yeah. But Mira Furlan is going to be there, so I gotta smell nice for her. Mmm-hmm.

North Texas:

Oklahoma:

Arkansas:

  • Uh...

Tennessee:

North Carolina:

  • Asheville?
  • Mount Mitchell? Or Grandfather Mountain?

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