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The Blue Ridge Parkway's highest point, Richland Balsam
The Blue Ridge Parkway's highest point, Richland Balsam

March 2009 Road Trip:
Blue Ridge Parkway

Mar 9–11 · 3 days · scenic drive · 19 videos
Spring break on the Cherohala Skyway and the Blue Ridge Parkway: north from the Asheville area to Peaks of Otter, then home.
Cherohala Skyway/BRP: [Day 1]Mon Mar 9Cherohala Skyway, then the Parkway past the Waynesville and Cowee Mountains overlooks
Cherohala Skyway, then the Parkway past the Waynesville and Cowee Mountains overlooks · 10 videos
Mt. Mitchell/BRP: [Day 2]Tue Mar 10Mount Mitchell and the Linn Cove Viaduct, then north to Peaks of Otter
Mount Mitchell and the Linn Cove Viaduct, then north to Peaks of Otter · 7 videos
Peaks of Otter/BRP: [Day 3]Wed Mar 11Morning at Peaks of Otter Lodge, Devil's Backbone Overlook, then home
Morning at Peaks of Otter Lodge, Devil's Backbone Overlook, then home · 2 videos
 
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May 2009 Road Trip:
Grand Canyon, Vegas, & Yellowstone

May 22–31 · 10 days · 3 national parks · 110 videos
The first big western trip: the Grand Canyon's South Rim, Hoover Dam and Las Vegas, Yellowstone and Grand Teton, then a straight-through drive home.
Travel: [Day 0]Fri May 22Drive day · no videos
Drive day · no videos
Grand Canyon N.P.: [Day 1]Sat May 23I-40 across New Mexico and Arizona to the South Rim, the first visit since 1999
I-40 across New Mexico and Arizona to the South Rim, the first visit since 1999 · 6 videos
[Day 2]Sun May 24Bright Angel Trail to 3-Mile Resthouse, then west to Kingman
Bright Angel Trail to 3-Mile Resthouse, then west to Kingman · 15 videos
Hoover Dam/Vegas: [Day 3]Mon May 25Hoover Dam (before the bypass bridge) and Lake Mead, then Las Vegas
Hoover Dam (before the bypass bridge) and Lake Mead, then Las Vegas · 5 videos
[Day 4]Tue May 26The Strip and the Bellagio fountains
The Strip and the Bellagio fountains · 5 videos
Yellowstone N.P.: [Day 5]Wed May 27Out of Las Vegas before 4 AM; I-15 north through Utah to Henry's Lake, Idaho
Out of Las Vegas before 4 AM; I-15 north through Utah to Henry's Lake, Idaho · 7 videos
[Day 6]Thu May 28Yellowstone loop: Firehole, Fountain Paint Pots, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake, Norris
Yellowstone loop: Firehole, Fountain Paint Pots, Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake, Norris · 42 videos
Yellowstone/Grand Teton N.P.: [Day 7]Fri May 29Undine Falls, Lamar Valley bears, Lower Falls, then Grand Teton; start of the drive home
Undine Falls, Lamar Valley bears, Lower Falls, then Grand Teton; start of the drive home · 29 videos
Drive Home: [Day 8/9]Sat May 30/31Straight through from Wyoming, home early Sunday, May 31
Straight through from Wyoming, home early Sunday, May 31 · 1 video
 
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