Day 1, Day 2, and the General Itinerary

Day 1: Detroit Lakes, MN

A later than usual start...

No surprise. Times are just guidelines anyway. 1st destination: Detroit Lakes, MN to see Andy's brother Warren and his wife, Diana. They took us out for a phenomenal pizza dinner at Zorbaz, right on the lake. 

 

Awesome food, really tasty Bloody Mary, and great hospitality/hosts: thank you for having us!! 

We were also spoiled with a delicious breakfast before leaving the next day.

Day 1 Notes:

1. Nick has a smaller bladder than Andy. So frequent stopping. Might be the gallon of soda he consumes in the back of the car between stops...

2. Already pretty sure this will be an adventure.


Day 2: Driving, and More Driving. 

Destination: Glacier National Park

We saw a lot of things on the road today: wild horses, antelope (or something similar), birds, and the inside of several pharmacies. BWWs:

We were met with delays, flooding, roads closed due to winter warnings, and the list goes on. BUT. We did make it to a hotel just outside of where we were supposed to be camping around 2am and then we were OUT for the night. 



Nice, large hotel room that could accommodate us all!

Tomorrow should be interesting: a hike, some camping, Lake McDonald (hopefully), but our plans will need to be very flexible I have a feeling. I'm already looking at changing our location for tomorrow night so we will have some of the warmer weather for camping. 

Lessons:

1. Don't forget your meds. And if you do forget your meds, get on the phone early so you can plan your route. CVS is great. So is Thrifty White Pharmacy.

2. High winds are not fun for driving on flat, open land. With rain. At 1am. 

General Itinerary:

Detroit Lakes, MN
Glacier NP
Mount Rainer NP
Seattle
We split here: Andy and Nick will stay in Seattle for a week, my kids and I will go with my mom (who flies into Seattle on Friday) on an Alaskan Cruise!
Then Yellowstone NP (not sure about this)
Devil's Tower NM
Home

Updates will be scattered - I know service isn't great in this area, and I am cheap and did not spend the extra for wifi on the cruise.

Adventure is out there 🎈

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