Trip Plans

ALTERNATE REVISED 2013 TRIP DUE TO FEDERAL SHUTDOWN

Day One - We 10/16
Pensacola to Legion State Park, MS
Mileage: 260, 4h30m (260)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day Two - Th 10/17
Legion State Park, MS to Crowley's Ridge State Park, AR
Oxford, MS - University of Mississippi
Jackson, TN - Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum
Mileage: 342, 6h20m (602)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day Three - Fr 10/18
Crowley's Ridge State Park, AR to Canton, MO
Alley Spring, MO - Alley Spring Grist Mill
Cuba, MO - Cuba Route 66 Murals and World's Largest Rocking Chair
Mileage: 404, 7h14m (1,006)
Lodging: Motel, Centerstone Inn

Day Four - Sa 10/19
Canton, MO to Cassville, WI
Muscatine, IA
     Muscatine History and Industry Center
     Pearl Button Museum
Davenport, IA - Lifestyles Furniture Store
Mileage: 290, 5h26m(1,296)
Lodging: Camping at Nelson Dewey State Park

Day Five - Su 10/20
Cassville, WI to Rice Lake, WI
Great River Road
Cassville Ferry
Mileage: 296, 6h6m (1,592)
Lodging: Motel

Day Six - Mo 10/21
Rice Lake WI to Duluth, MN
Lac du Flambeau, WI
     Brown Ojibwe Museum and Culture Center
Ashland, WI
     Northern Great Lakes Visitors Center
Duluth, MN
     The Depot - museum complex
          Lake Superior Railroad Museum
     Lake Superior Maritime Visitors Center
     Skyline Parkway
     Aerial Lift Bridge
     Leif Erickson Park & Rose Garden - riverfront trail
Mileage: 335, 6h18m (1,927)
Lodging: Motel

Day Seven - Tu 10/22
Duluth to Grand Portage, MN to Duluth
Route 61 North Shore Drive
     Gooseberry Falls
     Palisade Head
     Lutsen
          Mountain Tram and Alpine Slide
Grand Marais, MN
     Gunflint Trail, State Road 12, Grand Marais to Norwester Lodge - 60 miles R/T
Mileage: 352, 6h46m (2,279)
Lodging: Motel

Day Eight - We 10/23
Duluth to Lake Itasca State Park, MN
Edge of the Wilderness State Scenic Byway
Marcell, MN
     Chippewa Adventure auto tour
Headwaters of Mississippi River in Lake Itasca State Park
Mileage:  239, 4h24m (2,518)
Lodging:  Camping at Lake Itasca State Park

Day Nine: Th 10/24
Lake Itasca State Park to Garrison, ND
Rugby, ND
     Geographical center of North America
Garrison, ND - Garrison Dam
Mileage:  376, 5h52m (2,894)
Lodging: Motel

Day Ten:  Fr 10/25
Garrison to Lewis & Clark State Park, ND
Washburn, ND
     Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
     Fort Mandan Historic Site
Mileage:  244, 4h50m (3,138)
Lodging: Camping at Lewis & Clark State Park

Day 11: Sa 10/26
Lewis & Clark State Park, ND to Malta, MT
Fort Union Trading Post Historic Site, ND
Fort Peck, MT
     Fort Peck Dam - largest earthen fill dam in US
     Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center - dinosaur bones
Malta, MT
     GN Hotel, good food
     Phillips County Museum
Mileage: 254, 4h13m (3,392)
Lodging: Motel - Great Northern Hotel 406-654-2100
                                                                                
Day 12: Su 10/27
Malta to Logan State Park, MT
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, MT
Chinook, MT
     Blaine County Museum
     Chief Joseph's Bear Paw Battlefield National Historic Site
Choteau, MT
     Old Trail Museum
Browning, MT
     Museum of the Plains Indians
     Blackfeet Indian Reservation headquarters
Hungry Horse, MT
     Huckleberry Patch Restaurant
Essex, MT
     The Izaak Walton Inn
Mileage: 391, 5h53m (3,783)
Lodging: Camping at Logan State Park

Day 13: Mo 10/28
Logan State Park to Spokane, WA
Mileage: 223, 3h52m (4,006)
Lodging: Motel

Day 14: Tu 10/29
Spokane, WA
     Riverside Park, Olmstead design
     Spokane Falls
     Riverfront Park
          Gondola ride over Spokane Falls
          Suspension bridge over upper falls to Canadian Island
          Wall Street food court area
     Northwest Museum of the Arts and Culture
     Manito Park and Garden - Olmstread Brothers design
Lodging: Motel

Day15: We 10/30
Spokane to Wallace, ID
Big Burn area - St. Maries, Avery, Wallace
St. Joe River Scenic Byway
Wallace, ID
     Sierra Silver Mine Tour
     Wallace District Mining Museum
Mileage: 165, 3h47m (4,171)
Lodging: Motel

Day 16: Th 10/31
Wallace, ID to Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, MT
Missoula, MT
     National Museum of Forest Service History
Anaconda, MT
Butte, MT - Berkeley Pit
     World Museum of Mining
Mileage: 289, 4h28m (4,460)
Lodging: Camping at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park

Day 17 - Fr 11/1
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park to Lolo Hot Springs, MT
Bitterroot Valley, MT - Route 269
     Marcus Daly Mansion
     Hamilton, MT - designed at direction of Marcus Daly
Big Hole National Battlefield
Chief Joseph Pass (7,251 feet)
Lost Trail Pass (7,014 feet)
Mileage: 252, 3h42m (4,712)
Lodging: Motel, Lodge at Lolo Hot Springs

Day 18 - Sa 11/2
Lolo Hot Springs, MT to Mary McCroskey State Park, ID
Moscow, ID - Texas State v. Idaho, 2 pm
Mileage: 261, 4h27m (4,973)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day 19 - Su 11/3
Mary McCroskey State Park to Pendleton, OR
Palouse Scenic Byway
Channeled Scablands
Mileage: 279, 5h18m (5,252)
Lodging: Motel

Day 20 - Mo 11/4
Pendleton, OR to Lakeview, OR
Mileage: 338, 5h44m (5,590)
Lodging: Camping - Lakeview Fairgrounds

Day 21 - Tu 11/5
Lakeview, OR to Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, CA
Feather River Scenic Byway
Oroville Dam
Mileage: 287, 4h44m (5,877)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day 22 - We 11/6
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, CA to San Luis Obispo, CA
Mileage: 368, 5h24m (6,245)
Lodging: Motel

Days 23 to 25 - 11/7-11/9
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/9 - Sacramento State at Cal Poly, 6 pm
Visit with parents
Lodging: Motel

Day 26 - Su 11/10
San Luis Obispo to La Crescenta, CA
Visit with Gary Clark
Mileage: 212, 3h17m (6,457)
Lodging: Motel

Day 27 - Mo 11/11
La Crescenta, CA to Anza-Borrego State Park, CA
Mileage: 158, 2h32m (6,615)
Lodging: Camping at Borrego Springs Palm Canyon Campground

Day 28 - Tu 11/12
Borrego Springs, CA to Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, AZ, largest tailings dam in world
Mileage: 329, 4h57m (6,944)
Lodging: Camping at Twin Peaks Campground

Days 29 and 30 - 11/13-11/14
Organ Pipe NM to Tucson, AZ
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Saguaro National Park-West
     Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Catalina (Mt. Lemmon) Highway Scenic Route
Sabino Canyon Park and Visitors Center
Tucson Botanical Gardens
Tucson Tamale Company
El Parador Mexican Restaurant
Mileage: 144, 2h13m (7,088)
Lodging: Motel

Day 31 - Fr 11/15
Tucson, AZ to Lordsburg, NM
Green Valley, AZ - Open pit copper mine
Tubac, AZ
     Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
     Tumacacori National Historic Site
     Mission San Jose de Tumacacori - oldest mission in Arizona
Nogales, AZ
Tombstone, AZ
Bisbee, AZ - Bisbee Mining Museum
Mileage: 283, 4h31m (7,371)
Lodging: Camping

Day 32 - Sa 11/16
Lordsburg, NM to El Paso, TX
El Paso, TX - Florida International v. UTEP, 6 pm
Mileage: 164, 2h27m (7,535)
Lodging: Motel

Day 33 - Su 11/17
El Paso to South Llano River State Park, TX
Mileage: 445, 6h27m (7,980)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day 43 - Mo 11/18
South Llano River State Park to Lake Charles, LA
Mileage: 456, 6h35m (8,436)
Lodging: Motel

Day 35 - Tu 11/19
Lake Charles to Pensacola
Mileage: 383, 5h38m (8,819)

 

REVISED 2013 BLACK HILLS/BADLANDS TRIP

This trip is to visit the Black Hills area of South Dakota, including the Badlands.  The trip was originally to start with a visit by Julie and me to Madison, Wisconsin, to see grandson Andrew--and also Michael and Amanda, in August, 2013.  However, we signed a contract to sell our house shortly before the trip, and I had to return home to manage the move.  The revised trip is tentatively scheduled to start the first week in October, 2013.  I am considering an expansion of the trip to include northern Wyoming, and a second expansion to include visiting my parents in San Luis Obispo, California.

Day One - Th 10/17
Pensacola to Legion State Park, MS
Mileage: 260, 4h30m (260)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day Two - Fr 10/18
Legion State Park, MS to Crowley's Ridge State Park, AR
Oxford, MS - University of Mississippi
Jackson, TN - Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum
Mileage: 342, 6h20m (602)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day Three - Sa 10/19
Crowley's Ridge State Park, AR to Canton, MO
Alley Spring, MO - Alley Spring Grist Mill
Cuba, MO - Cuba Route 66 Murals and World's Largest Rocking Chair
Mileage: 394, 7h14m (996)
Lodging: Motel, Centerstone Inn

Day Four - Su 10/20
Canton, MO to Pine Lake State Park, IA
Davenport, IA - Lifestyles Furniture Store
Mileage: 324, 5h25m (1,320)
Lodging: Camping in State Park

Day Five - Mo 10/21
Pine Lake State Park, IA to Kennebec, SD
Mileage: 424, 6h51m (1,744)
Lodging: Motel - Budget Host

Day Six - Tu 10/22
Kennebec to Badlands National Park, SD
Wall, SD - Wall Drugs
Rapid City, SD -Journey Museum
Badlands National Park
Mileage: 257, 3h36m (2,001)
Lodging: Camping at Sage Creek Campground, Badlands NP
Alternate Lodging:

Day Seven - We 10/23
Badlands National Park to Custer State Park, SD
Mt. Rushmore National Monument
Needles Highway
Mileage: 143, 3h30m (2,144)
Lodging: Camping at Blue Bell State Park Campground

Day Eight - Th 10/24
Custer State Park to Hot Springs, SD
Wildlife Loop Road
Wildlife Station Visitors Center
Wind Caves National Park
Evans Plunge, Hot Springs
Mileage: 42, 1h46m (2,186)
Lodging: Motel

Day Nine - Fr 10/25
Hot Springs to Roubeax Lake Campground, SD (closed for season)
Custer, SD
Mammoth Site, Hot Springs
Crazy Horse Memorial
Mileage: 81, 1h36m (2,267)
Lodging:

Day Ten - Sa 10/26
Roubeax Lake Campground to Sundance, WY
Sturgis, SD
Deadwood, SD
Black Hills Mining Museum, Lead, SD
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Spearfish, SD - Colorado St-Pueblo v. Black Hills State, 1 pm
Mileage: 102, 2h15m (2,369)
Lodging: Motel

WYOMING LEG WEST

Day Eleven - Su 10/27
Sundance to Douglas, WY
Devil's Tower National Monument
Mileage: 255, 5h31m (2,624)
Lodging: Camping - Riverside Park

Day Twelve - Mo 10/28
Douglas to Buffalo, WY
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Casper
Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis
Cloud Peak Skyway
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Buffalo
Mileage: 305, 4h41m (2,929)
Lodging: Camping - Potts Landing, 7mi N of Buffalo, I-90 exit 51

Day Thirteen - Tu 10/29
Buffalo to Cody, WY
Bighorn Scenic Byway
Shell Falls
Greybull Museum, Greybull
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center (13m NE of Cody)
Mileage: 211, 3h18m (3,140)
Lodging: Motel

Day Fourteen  - We 10/30
Cody, WY
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Lodging: Motel

WYOMING TO CALIFORNIA

Day Fifteen - Th 10/31
Cody, WY to Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, MT
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Mileage: 289, 5h20m (3,429)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day Sixteen - Fr 11/1
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park to Lolo Hot Springs, MT
Butte, MT - Berkeley Pit
     World Museum of Mining
Big Hole National Battlefield
Chief Joseph Pass (7,251 feet)
Lost Trail Pass (7,014 feet)
Mileage: 252, 3h42m (3,681)
Lodging: Motel, Lodge at Lolo Hot Springs

Day Seventeen - Sa 11/2
Lolo Hot Springs, MT to Mary McCroskey State Park, ID
Moscow, ID - Texas State v. Idaho, 2 pm
Mileage: 261, 4h27m (3,942)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day Eighteen - Su 11/3
Mary McCroskey State Park to Pendleton, OR
Palouse Scenic Byway
Channeled Scablands
Mileage: 279, 5h18m (4,221)
Lodging: Motel

Day Nineteen - Mo 11/4
Pendleton, OR to Lakeview, OR
Mileage: 338, 5h44m (4,559)
Lodging: Camping - Lakeview Fairgrounds

Day Twenty - Tu 11/5
Lakeview, OR to Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, CA
Feather River Scenic Byway
Oroville Dam
Mileage: 287, 4h44m (4,846)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day Twenty-one - We 11/6
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, CA to San Luis Obispo, CA
Mileage: 368, 5h24m (5,224)
Lodging: Motel

CALIFORNIA TO PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

Days 22 to 24 - 11/7-11/9
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/9 - Sacramento State at Cal Poly, 6 pm
Visit with parents
Lodging: Motel

Day 25 - Su 11/10
San Luis Obispo to La Crescenta, CA
Visit with Gary Clark
Mileage: 212, 3h17m (5,436)
Lodging: Motel

Day 26 - Mo 11/11
La Crescenta, CA to Anza-Borrego State Park, CA
Mileage: 158, 2h32m (5,594)
Lodging: Camping at Borrego Springs Palm Canyon Campground

Day 27 - Tu 11/12
Borrego Springs, CA to Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, AZ, largest tailings dam in world
Mileage: 329, 4h57m (5,923)
Lodging: Camping at Twin Peaks Campground

Days 28 and 29 - 11/13-11/14
Organ Pipe NM to Tucson, AZ
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Saguaro National Park-West
     Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Catalina (Mt. Lemmon) Highway Scenic Route
Sabino Canyon Park and Visitors Center
Tucson Botanical Gardens
Tucson Tamale Company
El Parador Mexican Restaurant
Mileage: 144, 2h13m (6,067)
Lodging: Motel

Day 30 - Fr 11/15
Tucson, AZ to Lordsburg, NM
Green Valley, AZ - Open pit copper mine
Tubac, AZ
     Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
     Tumacacori National Historic Site
     Mission San Jose de Tumacacori - oldest mission in Arizona
Nogales, AZ
Tombstone, AZ
Bisbee, AZ - Bisbee Mining Museum
Mileage: 283, 4h31m (6,350)
Lodging: Camping

Day 31 - Sa 11/16
Lordsburg, NM to El Paso, TX
El Paso, TX - Florida International v. UTEP, 6 pm
Mileage: 164, 2h27m (6,514)
Lodging: Motel

Day 32 - Su 11/17
El Paso to South Llano River State Park, TX
Mileage: 445, 6h27m (6,959)
Lodging: Camping at State Park

Day 33 - Mo 11/18
South Llano River State Park to Lake Charles, LA
Mileage: 456, 6h35m (7,415)
Lodging: Motel

Day 34 - Tu 11/19
Lake Charles to Pensacola
Mileage: 383, 5h38m (7,798)

BLACK HILLS/BADLANDS - RETURN TRIP (Alternate)

Day Eleven
Sundance, WY to Douglas, WY
Devil's Tower National Monument
Mileage: 219, 4h 32m
Lodging: Camping

Day Twelve
Douglas to North Platte, NE
Scott's Bluff National Monument
Mileage: 303, 5h
Lodging: Motel

Day Thirteen
North Platte to Liberal, KS
Bailey Union Pacific Rail Yard Tower
Mileage: 307, 4h40m
Lodging: Motel

Day Fourteen
Liberal to Lake Eufala State Park, OK
Mileage: 371, 5h34m
Lodging: Camping

Day Fifteen
Lake Eufala, OK to Greenville, MS
Mileage: 382, 5h43m
Lodging: Motel

Day Sixteen
Greenville to Pensacola
Mileage: 360, 5h46m

 

WYOMING LEG AND RETURN (Alternate)

Day Eleven - Su 10/27
Sundance to Douglas, WY
Devil's Tower National Monument
Mileage: 255, 5h31m (2,624)
Lodging: Camping - Riverside Park

Day Twelve - Mo 10/28
Douglas to Buffalo, WY
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Casper
Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis
Cloud Peak Skyway
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Buffalo
Mileage: 305, 4h41m (2,929)
Lodging: Camping - Potts Landing, 7mi N of Buffalo, I-90 exit 51

Day Thirteen - Tu 10/29
Buffalo to Cody, WY
Bighorn Scenic Byway
Shell Falls
Greybull Museum, Greybull
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center (13m NE of Cody)
Mileage: 211, 3h18m (3,140)
Lodging: Motel

Day Fourteen  - We 10/30
Cody, WY
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Lodging: Motel

Day Fifteen
Cody to Sink Canyon State Park, WY
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole
Mileage: 284, 5h12m
Lodging: Camping

Day Sixteen
Sinks Canyon State Park to Steamboat Springs, CO
Mileage: 293, 4h31m
Lodging: Motel

Day Seventeen
Steamboat Springs to Estes Park, CO
Rocky Mountain National Park
Mileage: 140, 2h54m
Lodging: Camping

Day Eighteen
Estes Park to North Platte, NE
Bailey Union Pacific Rail Yard Tower
Mileage: 284, 4h23m
Lodging: Motel

Day Nineteen
North Platte to Liberal, KS
Bailey Union Pacific Rail Yard Tower
Mileage: 307, 4h40m
Lodging: Motel

Day Twenty
Liberal to Lake Eufala State Park, OK
Mileage: 371, 5h34m
Lodging: Camping

Day Twenty-One
Lake Eufala, OK to Greenville, MS
Mileage: 382, 5h43m
Lodging: Motel

Day Twenty-Two
Greenville to Pensacola
Mileage: 360, 5h46m

NORTHWEST SWING (Alternate)

Day Fourteen (partial)
Cooke City, MT to Cody, WY
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center (13m NE of Cody)
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Mileage:  77, 1h6m
Lodging: Motel

Day Fifteen
Cody, WY to West Yellowstone, MT
Yellowstone National Park
Mileage: 132, 2h40m
Lodging: Camping

Day Sixteen
West Yellowstone, MT to Wisdom, MT
Mileage: 224, 3h19m
Lodging: Motel

Day Seventeen
Wisdom, MT to Dworshak State Park, ID
Mileage: 289, 5h2m
Lodging: Camping

Day Eighteen
Dworshak State Park, ID to Spokane, WA
Mileage: 176, 3h16m
Lodging: Motel

Day Nineteen
Spokane, WA to Spring Canyon Campground, WA
Mileage: 211, 4h11m
Lodging: Camping

Day Twenty
Spring Canyon Campground to Goodell Creek Campground, WA
Grand Coulee Dam
North Cascades National Park
Mileage: 176, 3h21m
Lodging: Camping

Day Twenty-One
Goodell Creek Campground to Cle Elum, WA
Alternative:  Stop at Leavenworth, 52 miles less
Mileage: 291, 5h56m
Lodging: Motel

Day Twenty-Two
Cle Elum, WA to Elwha, WA
Olympic National Park
Mileage: 252, 4h22m
Lodging: Camping

Day Twenty-Three
Elwha to Queets River Campground, WA
Cape Flattery
Hoh Rain Forest
Mileage: 228, 6h57m
Lodging: Camping

Day Twenty-Four
Queets River Campground to Yakima, WA
Mt. Rainier National Park
Mileage: 333, 7h54m
Lodging: Motel

Day Twenty-Five
Yakima, WA to Maupin, OR
The Dallas
Deschutes Wild and Scenic River Corridor
Mileage: 277, 4h35m
Lodging: Camp at City Park or Motel

Day Twenty-Six
Maupin to William Tugman State Park, OR
Mt Hood
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Mileage: 301, 5h10m
Lodging: Camping

Day Twenty-Seven
William Tugman State Park, OR to Ft. Bragg, CA
Mileage: 368, 6h14m
Lodging: Motel

Day Twenty-Eight
Ft. Bragg, CA to San Luis Obispo, CA
Mileage: 392, 5h57m
Lodging: Motel

PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES TRIP

This trip involves visiting six of the 13 Presidential Libraries operated by the National Archives plus one Presidential Library operated by a state agency:
George H.W. Bush - College Station, TX
George W. Bush - Dallas, TX
Bill Clinton - Little Rock, AR
Dwight D. Eisenhower - Abilene, KS
Harry S. Truman - Independence, MO
Abraham Lincoln - Springfield, IL
Herbert Hoover - West Branch, IA

I have previously visited four Presidential Libraries:
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Hyde Park, NY
John F. Kennedy - Dorchester, MA
Lyndon B. Johnson - Austin, TX
Ronald Reagan - Simi Valley, CA

That will leave three Presidential Libraries to visit:
Richard M. Nixon - Yorba Linda, CA
Gerald R. Ford - Grand Rapids, MI (Museum), Ann Arbor, MI (Library)
Jimmy Carter - Atlanta, GA

There are other presidential libraries that are not operated by the National Archives.  I am working on developing a list of them:
Abraham Lincoln - Springfield, IL
Ulysses S. Grant - Starkville, MS
Rutherford B. Hayes - Fremont, OH
William McKinley - Canton, OH
Woodrow Wilson - Staunton, VA
Calvin Coolidge - Northampton, MA

The trip will be 2343 miles from Pensacola to Madison, WI, to visit Michael, Amanda and Andrew. 

Day One
Pensacola to Houston
Mileage:  525, 7h39m
Lodging:  Motel

Day Two
Houston
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Lodging:  Motel

Day Three
Houston to Dallas
George H.W. Bush Library, College Station, TX
Mileage:  276, 4h29m
Lodging:  Motel

Day Four
Dallas
George W. Bush Library
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Lodging:  Motel

Day Five
Dallas
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Lodging:  Motel

Day Six
Dallas to Little Rock
Bill Clinton Library
Mileage:  319, 4h41m
Lodging:  Motel

Day Seven
Little Rock to Joplin, MO
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
(Closed Tuesday)
Mileage:  297, 5h41m
Lodging:  Motel

Day Eight
Joplin, MO to Abilene, KS
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
Mileage: 258, 4h16m
Lodging:  Motel

Day Nine
Abilene, KS to Independence, MO
Harry S. Truman Library
Mileage:  164, 2h26m
Lodging:  Motel

Day Ten
Independence, MO to Springfield, IL
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
Mileage:  337, 5h21m
Lodging:  Motel

Day Eleven
Springfield, IL to Madison, WI
Herbert Hoover Library, West Branch, IA
Mileage:  395, 6h29m
Lodging:  Motel