We purchased an annual national parks pass (America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass) at our first United States national park on our 2014 Road Trip. The annual pass costs $80 and provides access to more than 2,000 recreation areas managed by five Federal agencies for a year at no
Check out our actual expenses for our 2014 road trip and see how it compared to our budget.
We met Camper Dan on August 22, 2014 and departed on our epic road trip on September 15, 2014. Some road trip statistics and highlights include:
Check out our actual expenses in December 2014 and see how it compared to our budget.
December 11 – 12, 2014: After leaving Kentucky we drove, and drove, and drove. Kentucky to West Virginia to Maryland to Virginia (for about a mile) and back into West Virginia. Our night in West Virginia was sad because it could no longer be avoided that it was likely our last dinner and sleep in
December 9 – 11, 2014: On our way to Louisville, we stopped in Bardstown. We visited Willett Distillery, a small craft bourbon operation that is family-owned and operated, for a distillery tour. The tour guide was really great and the tour also offered a tasting at the end.
December 8 – 9, 2014: Our first stop in Kentucky was at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. This stop was in honor of my dad who has a 1969 Corvette.
December 7 – 8, 2014: The typical attractions in Nashville are the Grand Ole Opry and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage – the oldest preserved presidential home. However, we weren’t very interested in either and headed to downtown Nashville for food and drinks.
December 5 – 7, 2014: We arrived in Memphis on a rainy afternoon and spent the entire afternoon in the National Civil Rights Museum which is located in the former Lorraine Hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The museum is extremely well done and has a ton of content beginning with slavery and