who plans a trip without a trip plan!?!?

yeah... so i had a highlighter on a map...
and a destination date...
but nothing in between.
so tonight i sat down with a calendar...
and, well, my eyes are bigger than my belly!
there is no stinkin way i can fit as much as i want to in to the trip.
so i've scaled back...
here's the tentative plan:



Monday – 2
6am Leave Alexandria, NH
8h25m to Buffalo, NY (through VT) (leaves 1.5 hrs for rest)
4pm Buffalo, NY – Visit Dana
8pm Leave Buffalo, NY
10h36m to Brazil, IN (through ON, MI)

Tuesday – 3
Arrive Brazil, IN about 2pm (leaves 7hrs to rest on the road)

Wednesday – 4
Brazil, IN

Thursday – 5
6am Leave Brazil, IN
10h39m to Oklahoma City, OK
Hotel past OKC

Friday – 6
7am Leave OKC
9h10m to Roswell, NM
Funky Alien Hotel! (Maybe =D )

Saturday – 7
Roswell, NM – Alien Stuff.
2h to Carlsbad
Set up camp in Carlsbad, NM for the night.

Sunday – 8
Carlsbad Caverns, NM
Camp in Carlsbad, NM

Monday – 9
8h33m to Gila Cliff National Monument
Set up Camp at Gila Hot Springs Campground

Tuesday – 10
Gila Cliff Dwellings
Hot Springs/Mud Baths
Camp at Gila Hot Springs Campground

Wednesday – 11
6h36m to White Rock, NM
Set up Camp in White Rock

Thursday – 12
Bandelier National Monument (NA Ruins)
Camp in White Rock

Friday – 13
Up wicked Early!
4h50m to Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Visit Petrified Forest
3h40m to Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Meet up/Stay with Lauren

Saturday – 14
Grand Canyon with Lauren
Stay with Lauren

Sunday – 15
8h41m to Arches National Park, UT
Camp Arches

Monday – 16
Visit Arches
Camp Arches

Tuesday – 17
6h6m to Zion National Park
Camp Zion

Wednesday – 18
Visit Zion
Camp Zion

Thursday – 19
3h22m to Hoover Dam
Visit Hoover Dam!
Dive towards (5h27m) Bakersfield, CA
Hotel when sleepy.

Friday – 20
From Bakersfield to Alameda 4h32m




Please! If you have any suggestions... let me know!