7,000 Mile Road Trip Completed!!

[Gone Kayaking]

Hi All
Just a quick note to say we are home from our journey!
The numbers
2 people (Marguerite and her son Ben)
46 days
7015 miles
8 states (Ca, Or, Wa, Id, Wy, Co, Ut, Nv)
5 national parks
2 bronze medals (Ben won them in the kayaking junior olympics in colorado)
2 mountains climbed many trails hiked and biked
7 rivers kayaked
2 Dunes visited (Idaho Dunes and Oregon Dunes)
1 Family reunion
1 Crazy fireworks extravaganza
2 ER visits (not life threatening)
1 trailer frame repair (minor)
2 leaks (minor and fixed)


Wanna know more? I'll be doing a write up on my blog over the next few days.

The short story....it was the trip of a lifetime, we had a blast and we are exceedingly glad to be home.

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[universalexports]

congrats on the trip, thats some great scenery in the pic.

[diamondrelics]

Welcom back and glad you had a good time! I've traveled those states and it beautiful..

[cdraz]

A trip of a lifetime, indeed!! Congrats to Ben for his medals and to you for your GREAT journey!!

[mary1960]

Love it!! Sounds like a wonderful trip with only a few minor mishaps ... congrats on Ben's medals!!

[ModernMe]

Glad to hear that it all went well. Which National Parks did you visit? Love the picture with the snow cap. Sounds like you made great memories. Congrats on a successful journey.

[Gone Kayaking]

National Parks
Yellow Stone, Grand Teton, Rock Mountain, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Great Basin, Olympic, and Oregon Dunes (National recreation area)