8 day trip out west and back! Looking for suggestions.
Hey guys...next summer I plan on taking an 8 day trip (Saturday to Saturday) with my wife and a friend. We will be leaving from Chicago heading out west and coming back through the southwest. I think I have done a pretty good job of passing by many of the key sight seeing locations. The major attraction for this trip is Moab, UT which is why we are spending more time there. I am okay with passing through these areas and stopping at some pull offs and overlooks, not really looking to do hiking and exploring. The driving will be divided up by the three of us. Let me know if I am missing anything good! Trying to keep driving around the 12hr a day mark max, aside from the first day.
P.S. - We really wanted to stop at Old Faithful but I couldn't figure out a good way to add it to the trip with out cramming and really being down to the wire. So I swapped it out for Yellowstone which seems like a better choice?
Day 1
Chicago, IL to Wall, SD (13hr, 800 miles)
· Includes 38 mile trip through Bad Lands National Park
Day 2
Wall, SD to Great Falls, MT (12hr, 687 miles)
· Route passes through Black Hills National Forest
· Stops at Devils Tower in Oregon
· Scenic route through MT passing through Billings, MT heading west
· Heads north through center of Lewis and Clark National Forest
Day 3
Great Falls, MT to Bozeman, MT (9hr 40 mins, 544 miles)
· Famous “Going to the Sun” road through Glacier National Park
· Pass through Lolo National Forest
Day 4
Bozeman, MT to Herber City, UT (9hr 30 mins, 481 miles)
· Drive through and stop in Yellowstone National Park (Highway 191)
· Explore Old Faithful
Day 5
Herber City, UT to Moab, UT (4hr , 223 miles)
· Spend day in Moab
· Arches National Park
Day 6
Moab, UT to Amarillo, TX (10 hr, 649 miles)
· Stop in Albuquerque, NM
Day 7
Amarillo, TX to Clinton, AR (10hr 15mins, 629 miles)
· Pass through Oklahoma City, OK
· Route through Ozark National Forest
Day 8
Clinton, AR to Chicago, IL (10hr 22 mins, 600 miles)
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