July 18th – Leave Buffalo (~9am)
- Drive 6.5 hours to Hueston Woods State Park, West of Dayton, OH
- Pilfer for fossils and walk the trails before going to bed.
July 19th – Leave Hueston Woods
- Drive to Smokey Mountains Nat’l Park
- Hike Clingman’s dome (1.5hrs) highest point in park and on AT
- Camp in Smokeys
July 20th – Leave Smokey Mtn Nat’l Park
- Drive to Mammoth Caves, Mammoth, KY (~4hrs)
- Take 2-3 hour tour there, then get lunch
- *stay overnight at Uncle Whitey and Aunt Michelle’s house in Nashville, TN
July 21st – Leave Nashville
- Drive to Crater of Diamonds State Park (~7hrs)
- Camp at Class D Woods view site
July 22nd – Leave Crater of Diamonds
- Drive to Kansas City (~8hrs)
- Eat Amazing BBQ
- *Camp nearby
July 23rd – Leave Kansas City
- Drive to Badlands Nat’l Park (~9hrs)
- Camp in Badlands Nat’l Park
July 24th – Leave Badlands
- Stop at Mt Rushmore Nat’l Monument (~1.25hrs)
- Continue on to Yellowstone (7.5 hrs)
- Camp in Yellowstone
July 25th – Spend day in Yellowstone
July 26th – Leave Yellowstone
- Drive to Canyonlands Nat’l Park (9.25hrs)
- Camp in Canyonlands
July 27th – Leave Canyonlands
- Drive to Zion Nat’l Park ~(6hrs)
- Camp in Zion
July 28th – Leave Zion
- Drive to Grand Canyon Nat’l Park (~4.5hrs)
- Eat lunch there
- Continue through to Las Vegas
- Sleep at the Luxor Hotel for next to nothing
July 29th – Leave Vegas
- Drive to Yosemite Nat’l Park
- Spend afternoon in Yosemite
- Camp in campgrounds
July 30th – Spend Day in Yosemite
- Camp in campgrounds
July 31st – Leave Yosemite
- Drive to Encinitas, CA
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