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| Grand Canyon N.P.: | [Day 1] | Sat May 25 | Drive day one, to Clinton, OK. 13 hours | Drive day one, to Clinton, OK. 13 hours · 5 videos |
| [Day 2] | Sun May 26 | Drive to Ten-X Campground, Kaibab NF. 12.5 hours | Drive to Ten-X Campground, Kaibab NF. 12.5 hours · 4 videos | |
| [Day 3] | Mon May 27 | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon · 11 videos | |
| [Day 4] | Tue May 28 | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon · 21 videos | |
| Lassen Volcanic N.P.: | [Day 5] | Wed May 29 | Drive to Reno | Drive to Reno · 4 videos |
| [Day 6] | Thu May 30 | Lassen Volcanic | Lassen Volcanic · 17 videos | |
| [Day 7] | Fri May 31 | Lassen Volcanic | Lassen Volcanic · 8 videos | |
| Redwood N.P.: | [Day 8] | Sat Jun 1 | Redwood National Park | Redwood National Park · 19 videos |
| [Day 9] | Sun Jun 2 | Redwood — and the ankle sprain that reshaped the rest of the trip | Redwood — and the ankle sprain that reshaped the rest of the trip · 13 videos | |
| Crater Lake N.P.: | [Day 10] | Mon Jun 3 | Crater Lake | Crater Lake · 4 videos |
| [Day 11] | Tue Jun 4 | Crater Lake NP · no videos | Crater Lake NP · no videos | |
| Mt. St. Helens N.V.M.: | [Day 12] | Wed Jun 5 | Mount St. Helens; drive to Forks, WA | Mount St. Helens; drive to Forks, WA · 5 videos |
| Olympic N.P.: | [Day 13] | Thu Jun 6 | Olympic, abbreviated | Olympic, abbreviated · 8 videos |
| North Cascades N.P.: | [Day 14] | Fri Jun 7 | North Cascades, a quick visit | North Cascades, a quick visit · 4 videos |
| Mt. Rainier N.P.: | [Day 15-18] | Sat Jun 8, 9, 10, 11 | Mount Rainier, then three drive days home through Montana, South Dakota, and Iowa | Mount Rainier, then three drive days home through Montana, South Dakota, and Iowa · 6 videos |
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| Day's Summary: Drive day one, to Clinton, OK. 13 hours. |
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A torrential downpour! Driving on I-40 west from Oklahoma City to Clinton was the worst storm I've ever driven through. I wish I had been able to capture some of it.
On the evening of May 25, 2019, a tornado in El Reno, OK, killed 2 people and injured 19. I drove very close to it on the freeway.