Quote Originally Posted by Mattyn1 View Post
Have a question regarding the America the Beautiful NP Pass - does anyone know if it is something I can get in Chicago?
I was going to say that whichever national park or monument you get to, first, that's where you should purchase your AtB pass. In most cases, if an NP or NM charges for entrance, they will have the AtB Pass available for purchase there at the Visitor Center or even the Entrance Station.

Also, on budgeting, we budget $120/day for food, $4.25/gal (and we do the math for our vehicle's average fuel mileage and how many miles we expect to drive), and when you make hotel reservations, you'll know how much those will cost. Here is the final expense log from our recent 18 day trip. There are only 2 of us, though, and 3 days of our meals were with friends who fed us.

Donna