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36-day TARDIS TRANSCONTINENTAL ROADTRIP part 1: The Way West
10 years ago
The plan is nearly complete and the preparation is well under way. I've partnered with 
joestrike for this odyssey.
Day 1 Thursday May 28
The first few hours will be interstate to get away from New York, then old US route 6 west across Pennsylvania to visit Kinzua Bridge State Park on the way to a free campground near the Allegheny Reservoir.
Day 2 Friday May 29
Proceed west through Cleveland Ohio and visit the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, then on to Ft. Wayne, Indiana and stay with friends overnight.
Day 3 Saturday May 30
Have lunch with friends at the Blue Box Café in Elgin, Illinois. Continue northwest to Madison, Wisconsin and stay with friends overnight.
Day 4 Sunday May 31
Take a break from driving. Spend one more day and night in Madison.
Day 5 Monday June 1
Onward to visit friends in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Day 6 Tuesday June 2
Southwest to Vermillion, South Dakota for overnight camping.
Day 7 Wednesday June 3
West to visit Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska, a prehistoric Pompeii of animal remains buried in volcanic ash 12 million years ago. Continue southwest, tacking across the grid of farmland to a campground in North Platte NE.
Day 8 Thursday June 4
Interstate west to Denver, Colorado. Overnight at a Motel in Lakewood CO. Swim in the pool.
Day 9 Friday June 5
Relax in the Denver area for a day. Have the TARDIS serviced to ensure she’s fit to cross the mountains and the desert. Overnight camp free further west near Keystone CO.
Day 10 Saturday June 6
Now we’re in the West; daily pace slows down. Drive westward through Glenwood Canyon following the Vanishing Point route: Hanging Lake Park, No Name and Rifle CO. Continue west to camp at the Colorado National Monument near Fruita CO.
Day 11 Sunday June 7
Resume following the Vanishing Point route through Cisco, Utah. Onward through Green River UT, then south to Goblin Valley. Overnight free campground at Temple Mountain.
Day 12 Monday June 8
Wind southeast to Goosenecks State Park, Utah, a free campground on the rim of a canyon.
Day 13 Tuesday June 9
Southwest through Monument Valley Utah/Arizona to Lone Rock Beach campground on the western shore of Lake Powell. Fun fact: this was the location of Lake Silencio in Doctor Who.
Day 14 Wednesday June 10
West to Las Vegas, Nevada with a detour through either Rockville or Valley of Fires State Park.
Day 15 Thursday June 11
Stay in Las Vegas until afternoon. Head northwest to the ghost town Rhyolite NV, then drive through Death Valley California to overnight at the Mesquite Spring campground.
Day 16 Friday June 12
Head north through Goldfield, Nevada to pick up the Vanishing Point route in reverse to Tonopah NV. Visit a dry lake nearby, then head west again to overnight at a hot tub campsite in Benton Hot Springs California.
Day 17 Saturday June 13
A short side trip to the ghost town of Bodie CA, then take the Tioga Pass across the Sierra Nevada range through Yosemite National Park. Camp overnight near Groveland CA.
Day 18 Sunday June 14
West to visit Oakland CA, Berkley, then northward to camp near Calistoga in the Napa Valley.
Day 19 Monday June 15
Take another break from driving too much and enjoy the San Francisco Bay Area, staying with friends in Oakland overnight.
Part 2: The Way East coming soon
joestrike for this odyssey.Day 1 Thursday May 28
The first few hours will be interstate to get away from New York, then old US route 6 west across Pennsylvania to visit Kinzua Bridge State Park on the way to a free campground near the Allegheny Reservoir.
Day 2 Friday May 29
Proceed west through Cleveland Ohio and visit the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, then on to Ft. Wayne, Indiana and stay with friends overnight.
Day 3 Saturday May 30
Have lunch with friends at the Blue Box Café in Elgin, Illinois. Continue northwest to Madison, Wisconsin and stay with friends overnight.
Day 4 Sunday May 31
Take a break from driving. Spend one more day and night in Madison.
Day 5 Monday June 1
Onward to visit friends in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Day 6 Tuesday June 2
Southwest to Vermillion, South Dakota for overnight camping.
Day 7 Wednesday June 3
West to visit Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska, a prehistoric Pompeii of animal remains buried in volcanic ash 12 million years ago. Continue southwest, tacking across the grid of farmland to a campground in North Platte NE.
Day 8 Thursday June 4
Interstate west to Denver, Colorado. Overnight at a Motel in Lakewood CO. Swim in the pool.
Day 9 Friday June 5
Relax in the Denver area for a day. Have the TARDIS serviced to ensure she’s fit to cross the mountains and the desert. Overnight camp free further west near Keystone CO.
Day 10 Saturday June 6
Now we’re in the West; daily pace slows down. Drive westward through Glenwood Canyon following the Vanishing Point route: Hanging Lake Park, No Name and Rifle CO. Continue west to camp at the Colorado National Monument near Fruita CO.
Day 11 Sunday June 7
Resume following the Vanishing Point route through Cisco, Utah. Onward through Green River UT, then south to Goblin Valley. Overnight free campground at Temple Mountain.
Day 12 Monday June 8
Wind southeast to Goosenecks State Park, Utah, a free campground on the rim of a canyon.
Day 13 Tuesday June 9
Southwest through Monument Valley Utah/Arizona to Lone Rock Beach campground on the western shore of Lake Powell. Fun fact: this was the location of Lake Silencio in Doctor Who.
Day 14 Wednesday June 10
West to Las Vegas, Nevada with a detour through either Rockville or Valley of Fires State Park.
Day 15 Thursday June 11
Stay in Las Vegas until afternoon. Head northwest to the ghost town Rhyolite NV, then drive through Death Valley California to overnight at the Mesquite Spring campground.
Day 16 Friday June 12
Head north through Goldfield, Nevada to pick up the Vanishing Point route in reverse to Tonopah NV. Visit a dry lake nearby, then head west again to overnight at a hot tub campsite in Benton Hot Springs California.
Day 17 Saturday June 13
A short side trip to the ghost town of Bodie CA, then take the Tioga Pass across the Sierra Nevada range through Yosemite National Park. Camp overnight near Groveland CA.
Day 18 Sunday June 14
West to visit Oakland CA, Berkley, then northward to camp near Calistoga in the Napa Valley.
Day 19 Monday June 15
Take another break from driving too much and enjoy the San Francisco Bay Area, staying with friends in Oakland overnight.
Part 2: The Way East coming soon
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