Our first leg to the Northwest
Buffalo, NY to Dayton, OH
08.02.2010 - 08.02.2010
77 °F
Today we left Buffalo to start our journey to the Northwest to see the Grand Tetons, Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Sturgis during bike week, and Yellowstone National Park with all the extras that go with a 3 week vacation.
We were suppose to leave on Saturday, 7/31/2010, but as most of my friends and relatives know my Mother lost her battle with cancer on Saturday and we had her funeral today, 8/2/2010. Even though we are sadden with the events of the past 3 days Diane and I are excited to be on the road travelling. So today at 3:30 PM we left Buffalo for our first leg. 357 miles to Dayton, OH where we will setup the scamp for 2 days and visit the Air Force Museum.
So far traffic has not been too bad. We were slowed down a little going through Cleveland but now we seem to be moving along quite nicely. The Honda Pilot coupled with the 16 ft Scamp trailer is handling very well. Of course our gas mileage is not that great. Right it looks like we will get around 250 miles per tank. At around 60 MPH that gives each driver around 2 hours drive time. At this rate our next leg (Dayton, OH to Ft. McCoy, WI) will take around 10 hours.
Tomorrow after the Museum visit I will post pictures, so be sure to look for them.
Posted by rburke8 08.02.2010 17:44 Archived in USA Tagged family_travel
Reese,
Sorry to hear about your Mom. She was lucky to have such a loving son.
We will be following you on your trip.The cops probably will too. Have fun.
Dick & Pam
08.03.2010 by Dick & Pam