18 more days!

Hello again! This time in three weeks we'll be on our way to South Dakota. Awesome! Its starting to become a reality because we are actually making purchases for our road trip, so far we have our St. Louis Cardinals tickets, will buy cub tickets tomorrow, and Matt just bought us a power converter for the car so we can plug in our cell phones and laptop. I will update with a list of things we are bringing with us, because like I said, this is going to be as frugal as hell. But I'm updating with our plans so far...this is our list we made from the book, 1000 places to see before you die.

Road Trip Stops

1. Mount Rushmore (South Dakota)
2. St. Louis Arch (Missouri)
3. Chicago (Illinois)
4. Craters of the Moon (Idaho)
5. Salmon River Scenic Byway (Idaho)
6. Beartooth Scenic Bway (Montana)
7. Museum of the Rockies (Montana)
8. Little Bighorn Battlefield (Montana)
9. Glacier National Park (Montana)
10. Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota)
11. Badlands National Park (South Dakota)
12. Devils Tower (Wyoming)
13. Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)
14. Yeloowstone National Park (Wyoming)
15. Arches National Park (Utah)
16. Redwood National Park (California)
17. Cannon Beach (Oregon)
18. Columbia River Gorge (Oregon)
19. Mount Hood (Oregon)
20. Mount Rainier National Park (Washington)
21. Olympic National Park (Washington)
22. Port Townsend (Washington)
23. Pike Place Market (Washington)
24. Seattle Coffee & Seafood (Washington)
25. Museum of Glass (Washington)
26. Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
27. Sioux Falls
28. Grand Canyon!

And all those stops are plotted on the United States map!

So now we just have to work on purchasing a National Parks pass for 80 bucks...and start grocery shopping. I want to buy some road trip clothes too. I am also currently working on my physical stamina for bike riding since we will be doing a lot more than I anticipated. Matt and I also talked about doing some exploring on our own too since we will be together for a solid three weeks so we both can experience what we want and even give us something to talk about lol. I know I'll be searching for Starbucks ;] What do people talk about in the car for three weeks?