Reving up for a Road Trip

This was initially posted on my other blog Turks Travelogue 

Yea you hear that?  I do.  Thats the sound of a car getting ready for a looong road trip to Tucson and back.  Only 2 weeks away.  I am pretty stoked about it.  Sounds like Mackenzie and Tracy are too.  Although I may change my tune mid way through that first day.  It is the longest day and probably the most boring part of the trip too.  Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.  Destination: Wichita.  I know pretty exciting stuff.

Just as always I will be adding updates and pictures from the road.  Below will be our list of stops and if you see something that interests you or would like us to do or see let me know!

Stop 1:  As mentioned Wichita KS.  Not a spot to see as much as a city that just happened to fall on the end of our first and only 12 hr driving day.  Any suggestions?

Stop 2:  Albuquerque NM.  Never even stepped foot in this state.  Again this is more of a stop over than a sightseeing opportunity.  Although we are in no huge rush to get out I will have to do some research as we get closer.  There is a cool app that Google put out there called Field Trip.  It finds things to do and explore where you are.  Testing it from my desk in West Bend comes up with nothing, not surprised.

Stop 3:  We take a little longer route to do a scenic drive through some mountains of New Mexico and into Arizona.  Love driving in the mountains  I will not go around them.

Stop 4: Tucson.  We get there it will be May 5th.  Mexico is less than an hour away.   Cinco de Mayo anyone?  Who knows - anyway been there done that you say.  Well true, still many housekeeping things to do while there. Move Joel out, put stuff in storage, relax. This is a vacation you know.  The hotel looks cool - brand new Aloft hotel, kinda hipster.

Stop 5:  After a few days in Tucson we head out for Tombstone.  The wild west town of lore.  Serious lore. Go rent the movie with Kurt Russell  Val Kilmer and others for a good idea of Tombstone.  After spending time in Tombstone we will head out to Roswell NM.  Yep, crashed spaceships and all that fun stuff.

Stop 6:  Oklahoma City.  We will view the Murra monument, in light of the Boston bombing this is very timely   Oklahoma City also has an interesting downtown, Brickyard and riverwalk. I have been there before and it will be fun to share with the rest of my family.

Stop 7:  St Louis MO.  No Bud tours here.  But we already have tickets to see the Cardinals take on the Colorado Rockies in an afternoon baseball game.  Slowly, I will see a game in every stadium.  This will make my 5th one.  Of course the famous Arch. Used to be arches but this is the the half that Ray Krocs wife got in the divorce.  I know boooooo....

So there it is, anything you can think of for an activity to do on the way or in any certain city let me know!!