The initial plans for the Texas road trip destination really took shape in April, 2001 after my mother had passed away. I had come across a Texas travel guide in a hospital sitting room down at the end of the hall. Finding that book on the coffee table really made it stand out, as I had the same book in my travel folders. I already had pondered a snowbird trip down to Texas since my last road trip to Saskatchewan. I had never travelled to that state as yet. It was a hard time to think about vacations after the disrupting events of Sept. 11th, and all that has been happening since then. However, life does go on, and we must continue with our daily lives and still plan for the unknown future. Little did i realize the life changing events along the way that this trip would make in my life as i travelled the highways and biways.
Here is the tenative ROUTEPLAN!
Day 1 - Calgary to Billings, Montana
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Here is the ACTUAL TRIP!
Day 2 - Billings, Montana to Denver, Colorado
Day 3 - Denver Layover
Day 4 - Denver Colorado to Las Vegas, New Mexico
Day 5 - Las Vegas, New Mexico to Winslow, Arizona
Day 6 - Winslow, Arizona to Williams, Arizona
Day 7 - Williams, Arizona to Phoenix, Arizona
Day 8 - Phoenix, Arizona Layover
Day 9 - Phoenix, Arizona to Las Cruces, New Mexico
Day 10 - Las Cruces, New Mexico Layover
Day 11 - Las Cruces, New Mexico Layover
Day 12 - Las Cruces, New Mexico Layover
Day 13 - Las Cruces, New Mexico Layover
Day 14 - Las Cruces, New Mexico to Anthony, Texas
Day 15 - Anthony, Texas to Odessa, Texas
Day 16 - Odessa, Texas to Austin, Texas
Day 17 - Austin, Texas to San Antonio, Texas
Day 18 - San Antonio, Texas Layover
Day 19 - San Antonio, Texas to Corpus Christi, Texas
Day 20 - Corpus Christi, Texas Layover
Day 21 - Corpus Christi, Texas to Galveston Island, Texas
Day 22 - Galveston Island, Texas to Ennix, Texas
Day 23 - Ennis, Texas to Arlington, Texas
Day 24 - Arlington, Texas Layover
Day 25 - Arlington, Texas to Amarillo, Texas
Day 26 - Amarillo, Texas to Pueblo, Colorado
Day 27 - Pueblo, Colorado to Denver, Colorado
Day 28 - Denver, Colorado to Riverton, Wyoming
Day 29 - Riverton, Wyoming to Lethbridge, Alberta
Day 30 - Home Again