MontanaCowgirl
I'm addicted to quilting & not ashamed to admit it
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- Aug 29, 2002
I know we have lots of time, but we are so busy in the summer months there is no way we will have time to plan our route from the start without rushing & I want to do it right! I would really appreciate any campground suggestions along this route outlined below. Also any suggestions of campgrounds of where NOT to stay are even more appreciated!!!
We will have to spend a minimum of 5 nights at campgrounds along the route in order to get there on time. We plan on leaving here in North-central Montana 1st week of November. Our first stop will be in Billings to load up on any supplies we don't all ready have. (That is a 3 hour drive.) We will not spend the night there. We estimate our first stop to be somewhere close to the Wyoming/South Dakota border along I-90. From there we will continue on I-90 to Sioux Falls & will probably make our 2nd stop after we go thru Sioux Falls & turn South on I-29. Probably around Sioux City, Iowa. Of course a lot will depend on the weather & road conditions. I drive slow on icy roads...whether DH likes it or not LOL! We will continue on to Kansas City, MO on I-29, then head East on I-70. (I hate this road! When we traveled on it almost 3 years ago (but we came across from CO) it was the roughest portion of our trip!) We will travel I-70 thru to St. Louis, MO. We figure we will make our 3rd stop just before we get to St. Louis. If me make good enough time I would rather go thru St. Louis, turn South on I-55, & then stop for the night. We would have to travel thru St. Louis in the morning rush hour when we leave the next morning, if we stopped before we get there. That's going to be a "wait & see" thing I spose. Looks like we may stop around Columbia, MO. St. Louis may be pushing it. Any suggestions along that long stretch would be greatly appreciated!!! OK, on with the trip! Like I said we will be heading South on I-55. We will travel that route until we get to Memphis. Hmmmmmm Graceland? We will probably stay near Memphis for our 4th stop. From Memphis we will head Southeast on I-78 to Birmingham, AL. Then we will turn East onto I-20 to Atlanta, GA. From Atlanta to FW we will travel I-75. We will stop for our 5th stop somewhere in Georgia. I have stayed at the Atlanta KOA but they put me on a 45 degree angle & it was too steep to even consider using my levelers. I was afraid we would slip off in the middle of the night. It's a nice campground, but I will be sure to tell them if it's not flat we aren't staying! We will head to FW from GA. If we arrive early no problem...my mother lives in Orlando.
Any & all suggestions will be greatly appreciated! We do not want to stay in any campgrounds that are noisy with traffic, ie; right on an interstate. Too used to living in the boonies to sleep thru that. I am avoiding the mountains as much as possible since I deal with them enough at home! We can travel them in the summer months!
I am so excited about this trip!!! DH has never been to anything bigger than our county fairs here in Montana! I have been lucky enough to have been to WDW 100's of times. This will be our honeymoon finally after 11 years of marriage & the last kid has graduated & now in college! We were supposed to go this past November but DH was thrown from his horse & broke his neck really bad. I wanted him to be able to do it all, & now he has recovered enough to do everything he could do before!
Thank you all in advance!
Can't wait! Can't wait! Can't wait!!!!!
We will have to spend a minimum of 5 nights at campgrounds along the route in order to get there on time. We plan on leaving here in North-central Montana 1st week of November. Our first stop will be in Billings to load up on any supplies we don't all ready have. (That is a 3 hour drive.) We will not spend the night there. We estimate our first stop to be somewhere close to the Wyoming/South Dakota border along I-90. From there we will continue on I-90 to Sioux Falls & will probably make our 2nd stop after we go thru Sioux Falls & turn South on I-29. Probably around Sioux City, Iowa. Of course a lot will depend on the weather & road conditions. I drive slow on icy roads...whether DH likes it or not LOL! We will continue on to Kansas City, MO on I-29, then head East on I-70. (I hate this road! When we traveled on it almost 3 years ago (but we came across from CO) it was the roughest portion of our trip!) We will travel I-70 thru to St. Louis, MO. We figure we will make our 3rd stop just before we get to St. Louis. If me make good enough time I would rather go thru St. Louis, turn South on I-55, & then stop for the night. We would have to travel thru St. Louis in the morning rush hour when we leave the next morning, if we stopped before we get there. That's going to be a "wait & see" thing I spose. Looks like we may stop around Columbia, MO. St. Louis may be pushing it. Any suggestions along that long stretch would be greatly appreciated!!! OK, on with the trip! Like I said we will be heading South on I-55. We will travel that route until we get to Memphis. Hmmmmmm Graceland? We will probably stay near Memphis for our 4th stop. From Memphis we will head Southeast on I-78 to Birmingham, AL. Then we will turn East onto I-20 to Atlanta, GA. From Atlanta to FW we will travel I-75. We will stop for our 5th stop somewhere in Georgia. I have stayed at the Atlanta KOA but they put me on a 45 degree angle & it was too steep to even consider using my levelers. I was afraid we would slip off in the middle of the night. It's a nice campground, but I will be sure to tell them if it's not flat we aren't staying! We will head to FW from GA. If we arrive early no problem...my mother lives in Orlando.
Any & all suggestions will be greatly appreciated! We do not want to stay in any campgrounds that are noisy with traffic, ie; right on an interstate. Too used to living in the boonies to sleep thru that. I am avoiding the mountains as much as possible since I deal with them enough at home! We can travel them in the summer months!
I am so excited about this trip!!! DH has never been to anything bigger than our county fairs here in Montana! I have been lucky enough to have been to WDW 100's of times. This will be our honeymoon finally after 11 years of marriage & the last kid has graduated & now in college! We were supposed to go this past November but DH was thrown from his horse & broke his neck really bad. I wanted him to be able to do it all, & now he has recovered enough to do everything he could do before!
Thank you all in advance!
Can't wait! Can't wait! Can't wait!!!!!