Ariz -> N Car -> New Hampshire -> Ariz

[AZBuck]

OK - I'm nearing departure on this year's big road trip, which will take me across the southern US to the mid-Atlantic coast, then up to northern New England, and finally back home through Appalachia and the Red River valley. I tried to attach a route map but couldn't make one small enough to upload. Comments and suggestions are welcome. As you'll see, I gravitate to geologic, historic and quirky sites. Also, I've already seen a lot of the country and so am tending to fill in the gaps between the major 'must sees' of previous trips. In particular, I'll be blasting through the Southwest and BosWash corridor and concentrating on the areas named above. Highlights of this trip are going to be:

Mentone, TX: Ghost town county seat of Loving ghost county
Dallas, TX: Dealey Plaza and the 6th Floor Museum
Gibsland, LA: Bonney and Clyde Ambush
Vicksburg, MS: National Military Park and Museums
Flora, MS: (the other) Petrified Forest
Selma, AL: Old Cahawba, Pettus Bridge, Brown Church
Warm Springs, GA: FDR's Little White House
Eatonton, GA: Rock Eagle Effigy, Uncle Remus Museum
Outer Banks, NC: Ocracoke, Lighthouses, Fort Raleigh, Kitty Hawk
Delmarva Peninsula: Bay Bridge Tunnel, Chincoteague Island, Woodland Ferry
NH: White Mts, small town New England, family, 4th of July parade
NY: Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort William Henry
Big Pool, MD: Fort Frederick
Frostburg, MD: Noah's Ark
KY: Mammoth Cave NP, Green River ferry
Murfreesboro, AR: Crater of Diamonds
Waurika, OK: Chisolm Trail Museum
Quitaque, TX: Caprock Canyons Park
Fort Sumner, NM: Billy the Kid museum and grave(s)
Mountainair, NM: Salinas Pueblo Missions
Socorro, NM: Very Large Array


(©Microsoft Streets and Trips)

Even just setting out this list is a reminder to me of what a huge and diverse country this is, and how much of it I still have to see. It also is a tribute to the many people who've contributed to this forum and their influence on the innumerable choices made in the planning of this trip over the last couple of months - Thanks to all of you.

AZBuck