ROUTE 1 – Days 10 & 11 – BC Rockies, Grand Forks, Osoyoos, Cascades, Seattle

We drive through snowy mountain passes and spectacular scenery from Lethbridge Alberta to Seattle Washington.

ROUTE 1 – Day 7 & 8 – Billings and Helena, Montana

Day 7 & 8 through Montana, Billings and Helena.

ROUTE 1 – DAYS 4-6 Prairies, Wall Drug and Mount Rushmore

DAY 4   Hamilton ON to Joliet, IL ( Budget Inn Express $37.00) I must apologize to southern Ontario and northern Michigan for just driving through without having time to take much notice. Day 4 is really a blur. We drove from Hamilton west to cross the border at the less busy Sarnia / Port Huron –

ROUTE 1 – DAYS 1-3: Through New England and New York State, Niagara Falls

ROUTE 1  Halifax NS – Waterville ME – Baldwinsville NY – Hamilton ON – Joliet IL – Sioux Falls SD – Gillette WY – Helena MT – Lethbridge AL – Grand Forks BC – Seattle WA -Victoria BC. DAY 1       Halifax, NS to Waterville, ME ( Econolodge  $50) On Feb. 17th, 2007, my partner Don and

Las Vegas

My first visit to Las Vegas.

ROUTES AND ROADS – Highways or Byways?

Road Trip ideas about how much to drive each day and how to fit in those special unplanned discoveries.

BUDGET TIPS – GAS

GAS PRICES If you’re  Canadian, travelling in the US, you should know that gas prices vary wildly there. We’re not used to this in Canada, where you can drive around a city and see the exact same price everywhere. In the U.S., gas stations on opposite sides of a street can have very different prices, up

BUDGET FOOD – or – COFFEE WATER AND BABY CARROTS

Eating healthy on the road without breaking the bank. Grocery stores and Buffets.

ROAD TRAVEL TIPS – ACCOMMODATION

Budget road travel – inexpensive accommodation from tenting to hotels. The beauty of hotel coupons and GPS.

Welcome to my blog about the American Road Trip

My very first trip to the American West, Las vegas and the Grand Canyon and how it inspired me to explore and travel more throughout the United States via the road trip.