Dee and I fly out tomorrow (3/19/05) and beging the return trip Suday, 20th.
Last year my game warden daugher was almost killed in a line-of-duty ATV accident. She's giving herself a Survival Party in northeast Virginia on the 25th. If I-90 over the Sierras is dry Sunday/Monday, we'll go east from there to make the party. If not, we'll go south through California to Bakersfield to see friends, then cross the Mojave and wiggle our way down through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Missippi, and Alabama. Here are the Mice and Men's plans, which are sure to go asunder at some point:
IF EAST FROM WA:
Stanwood to Moses Lake, WA, Sunday afternoon/evening, 252 miles
Moses Lake, WA to Big Timber, MT, Monday, 564 miles
Big Timber, MT to Vivian, SD Tuesday, 610 miles
Vivian, SD to Des Moines, IA, Wednesday, 581 miles
Des Moines, IA to Mansfield, OH Thursday, 673 miles
Mansfield, OH to Colonial Beach, VA, Friday, 517 miles
Colonial Beach to London, Ky, Saturday, 560 miles
London, Ky to Pensacola, FL, Sunday, 599 miles
If I can talk Dee into missing work Monday, we'll take the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway from Colonial Beach to London and take 1.5 to 2 days doing it.
IF SOUTH FROM WASHINGTON:
Stanwood, WA to Portland, OR Sunday afternoon/evening, 225 miles
Portland, OR to Weed, CA via Crater Lake, OR and Klamath, OR, Monday, 477 miles
Weed, CA to Bakersfield, CA, Tuesday, 417.70 miles
Bakersfield, CA, to Williams, AZ, Wednesday, 449.62 miles
Williams, AZ, to Albuquerque, NM, via Grand Canyon, Thursday, 459 miles
Albuqureque, NM to Fort Worth, TX, Friday, 597 miles
Fort Worth, TX to Pensacola, FL, Saturday, 688 miles
Apparently illogical routings and stops are for visiting friends along the way.
As of this morning (Friday, 18th), the forecasts for I-90 east out of Washington and across Idaho and South Dakota weren't promising. We'll make the call after one last check from the seller's computer, but right now it looks like we'll be ging south.
Y'all all hold a good thought for us . . . .