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Trip begins 22 June 2011. Rehearsal dinner is 24 June, and wedding is 25 June. After that, we're on our own until Independence Day! ## page was renamed from SteveKillen/Roadtrip2010
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 [[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=215905182951088110757.00049f053957540130867&z=5|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 :)
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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? ''Short answer: yes, yes we can. And did!''
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Raleigh, NC to Longmont, CO (northeast of Boulder) in the shortest possible time. Sights will include the Arch of St. Louis, the rolling plains of Kansas, and many gas station bathrooms.
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[[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=FcDWIQId6hFQ-yn34FGfL1qsiTGt8BGKUraQZw%3BFSfnZAIdmEW8-SlJM8zVCPlrhzE1J6Pz7qF9wQ&q=Raleigh,+NC+to+Longmont,+CO&aq=0&sll=39.440435,-104.935913&sspn=2.84224,4.938354&ie=UTF8&z=5&saddr=Raleigh,+NC&daddr=Longmont,+CO|Google maps]] says 27 hours. Can we do it? Pit stops: Higginsville, MO
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Boulder, NC to Raleigh, NC in the span of about a week. Lots of time for checking stuff out along the way.		 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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Kansas:
 . [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Scott_State_Park|Lake Scott State Park]], site of pueblo ruins		 Utah:
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Missouri:
 . The Arch of St. Louis		  . [[http://www.utah.com/stateparks/green_river.htm|Green River]] AKA the Golf Course in the Middle of Nowhere

Arizona:

 . [[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

New Mexico:

 . [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument|Four Corners Monument]]? (AKA Rome, the 4-State Capital)
 . [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell,_New_Mexico|Roswell!]]
  . Apparently there's a [[http://www.ufofestivalroswell.com/|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:

 . Is Amarillo really a city?
  . No, but it has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Ranch|a Cadillac ranch]].

Oklahoma:

 . [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_National_Memorial|OKC memorial]]?
 . KOA

Arkansas:

 . Uh...
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 . Graceland
 . The Parthenon
 . [[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
 . 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
 . Mount Mitchell? Or Grandfather Mountain?

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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