22nd June 2015 to 24th Would possibly 2016
337 days – 11 months and a pair of days
242 weekdays & 96 weekend days
8,088 hours
Full approximate miles: 15,645 (25,179 km)
Full gasoline: Beneath US$2,000
Full US states: 41 out of fifty
Full Canadian provinces: 6 out of 10
What a go to! 8 phases on the #motherofallroadtrips.
Half 1: We toured Japanese Canada for over one month.
Half 2: Considerably under one month inside the Midwest USA.
Half 3: We made our method from Oregon to Vancouver, Canada.
Half 4: We discovered Western Canada with a quick side journey to Alaska.
Half 5: Drove higher than 5,500 km from British Colombia to New York.
Half 6: A meandering journey from New York to Florida with stops in Nashville & Atlanta.
Half 7: Drove west through Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico.
Half 8: Starting half 1 of the Grand Circle in Colorado and Utah, sooner than ending in Las Vegas.
Phew, that’s quite a few segments to an epic freeway journey. Proper right here’s the breakdown:
Half #1 – Japanese Canada
New York, USA
Boston, USA
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Quebec Metropolis, Quebec, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Japanese Canada was a distinctive introduction to the land of the maple leaf. We housesat inside the small metropolis of Moncton and purchased our first type of poutine. Quebec Metropolis was quaintly French and Montreal shocked us with a free effectivity by Weird Al Yankovic at a comedy competitors. Ottawa was a company family nice favourite and our two sunny weeks in Toronto had been unbeatable.
In case you might be keen about visiting any part of this space, head to Half 1 for gasoline and lodging costs, plus a sample itinerary.
Toronto skyline
Delicate current on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Half #2 – Midwest USA
Indiana, USA
Kentucky, USA
Illinois, USA
Fort Wayne, Indiana was a shock and we cherished it so much we visited as soon as extra in December. And must you really want an superior theme park experience, head to Trip World in Spencer County. Louisville, Kentucky was full of attention-grabbing museums from Mohammed Ali to the Kentucky Derby, however as well as residence to extreme journey experiences identical to the Mammoth Cave. Lastly, as we headed to Chicago we stopped in on the largest children’s museum inside the US in Indianapolis. We cherished Chicago so much that (like Fort Wayne) we visited as soon as extra in December. There’s an limitless guidelines of points to do inside the Windy Metropolis and the meals was great. We took our kids to their very first baseball sport there.
In case you might be keen about visiting any part of this space, head to Half 2 for gasoline and lodging costs, plus a sample itinerary.
Trip World, Indiana
View of downtown Chicago from Chicago 360 comment deck
Half #3 – Pacific Northwest
Oregon, USA
Washington, USA
That’s one in every of our favourite parts of the US, from the massive mild giants inside the Redwoods, to the hidden scenic seashores of Oregon. Crater Lake (one in every of our favourite must-see nationwide parks) was a highlight and naturally we made time for a sweet cope with at Voodoo Doughnut in Portland. The Olympic Peninsula was attractive and residential to the freakiest seashores we’ve seen, nonetheless sadly Forks, WA not at all embraced its movie-stardom and wasn’t effectively definitely worth the go to.
In case you might be keen about visiting any part of this space, head to Half 3 for gasoline and lodging costs, plus a sample itinerary.
Redwoods
Rialto Seaside in Olympic Nationwide Park, Washington
Half #4 – Alaska and Western Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alaska, USA
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Alberta, Canada
Merely after we thought Oregon was primarily probably the most engaging part of North America we travelled to Alaska and Western Canada. We toured southeast Alaska on a Holland America cruise, witnessing glacial ice fall into the ocean, landing on a glacier by means of helicopter, and panning for gold the place Alaska’s gold rush was born. Unimaginable.
In Vancouver we acquired to have a look at whales up shut and caught a seaplane to the picturesque Victoria island. We cherished our stress-free month in Kelowna, taking the kids as a lot as Large White and strolling alongside the Lake Okanagan. Our 2-week trek spherical Alberta was moreover insanely scenic with Banff and Icefields Parkway turning into our new favourite spots in Canada. Oh, and the meals was unbelievable too!
In case you might be keen about visiting any part of this space, head to Half 4 for gasoline and lodging costs, plus a sample itinerary.
Strolling on Meade Glacier in Skagway, Alaska
Peyto Lake on Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada
Half #5 – North Coast-To-Coast USA
Washington, USA
Idaho, USA
Wyoming, USA
South Dakota, USA
Minnesota, USA
Iowa, USA
Illinois, USA
Indiana, USA
Ohio, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
New Jersey, USA
New York, USA
It took us one month to make our method from British Columbia, Canada to New York, USA and we made some pretty unbelievable stops alongside one of the simplest ways at new places and outdated favourites.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming launched us newbies to snowboarding. If you’ll start someplace it might as correctly at the perfect, correct? South Dakota had so many great wildlife and nature experiences, along with spectacular web sites like Mount Rushmore. The largest mall in America was residence to a reasonably neat theme park, whereas Chicago did not fail to impress a second time, even in winter. A quick drive through the rest of the northeast ensured we made it to New York in time for Christmas.
In case you might be keen about visiting any part of this space, head to Half 5 for gasoline and lodging costs, plus a sample itinerary.
Snowboarding at Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Rockefeller Plaza on Christmas Eve
Half #6 – Northeast to Southeast, USA
New York, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
Virginia, USA
Tennessee, USA
Georgia, USA
Florida, USA
Want a pleasant freeway journey inside the US? Take this one. Nashville was one in every of my favourite places, not solely as a foodie’s paradise, nonetheless offering one factor for each member of our family. We not at all ran out of points to do. All through our time in Atlanta our kids favourite attraction was World of Coca-Cola, whereas I beloved a tour through CNN’s headquarters. After a short (and delicious) stop in Tallahassee, we arrived for a month’s maintain in Orlando with visits to Widespread, Disney World and Legoland – a baby’s dream come true.
In case you might be keen about visiting any part of this space, head to Half 6 for gasoline and lodging costs, plus a sample itinerary.
World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia
Magic Kingdom in Disney World, Florida
Half #7 – South by Southwest, USA
Florida, USA
Mississippi, USA
Louisiana, USA
Texas, USA
New Mexico, USA
This part of the journey was a food-lover’s fantasy. We caught up with relations in Mississippi and ate our method through southern Louisiana and Texas. New Orleans has always been a favourite spot for us with it’s considerably mysterious Oak Alley and swimming swamp pigs. Nonetheless not even that beats the unbelievable meals. Texas was no joke each inside the meals division. Houston was jam-packed with factors of curiosity, nonetheless Austin ticked the entire packing containers as a model new family favourite trip spot. And whereas a broken down car saved us longer then we deliberate in Santa Fe, we used the time for an impromptu self-guided Breaking Harmful tour in Albuquerque which was a laugh-and-a-half.
In case you might be keen about visiting any part of this space, head to Half 7 for gasoline and lodging costs, plus a sample itinerary.
Swimming swamp pigs in Louisiana
Home Center Houston
Half #8 – Grand Circle, USA (Half 1)
Colorado, USA
Utah, USA
Nevada, USA
The ultimate leg of our #motherofallroadtrips took us from the snowy Rockies in Durango, Colorado to the current desserts of Utah. Utah should be primarily probably the most underrated state inside the US, holding quite a lot of of the perfect nationwide parks we’ve visited with primarily probably the most astonishing environment. And naturally no US journey is full and never utilizing a number of pleasant nights inside the vibrant lights of Las Vegas with over-the-top buffets and an uninterrupted present of entertaining reside reveals.
In case you might be keen about visiting any part of this space, head to Half 8 for gasoline and lodging costs, plus a sample itinerary.
Mesa Verde, Colorado
The enduring Delicate Arch in Arches Nationwide Park, Utah
Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, Nevada
That’s all folks!
It’s been an unbelievable yr in North America and a go to we’re going to at all times bear in mind. When you possibly can’t get ample maintain tuned for 3 further thrilling freeway journeys we achieved sooner than your entire yr was out:
Can you think about it’s been one yr?
What’s creating subsequent for Journey With Bender?
Properly, in 2016 you could find us nonetheless travelling in and out of the USA and Canada, however as well as Mexico, Hawaii, Bali and Australia, so maintain tuned for further adventures.
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