What’s Coming Up?

Where will we be the next few months?

Hopefully, this will help those wondering where to see us, On the Road with Lizzy.
We’ll update it as we move through our trips and evolve & finalize our upcoming plans.
LAST UPDATED February 4, 2024: We’re off for New Orleans today, and have almost all our camping reservations through October 8, 2024 (a couple can only be made 6 months ahead.) We even have planned a whirl-wind, 2 week trip to the Northeast (East Brookfield, MA; the Jersey Shore; Troy, NY; and Donora, PA) in late September (while Lizzy stays in Minneapolis.)

Only have to finish planning our trip home for May/June, with a short trip to Alaska!!!

And what are we thinking about after that?

Content includes:

Outline of Planned & Possible Travel, by Quarter

  • 1Q 2024 Route Outline
  • 2Q 2024 Route Outline
  • 3Q 2024 Route Outline
  • 4Q 2024 Route Possibility
  • 1Q 2025 Route Possibility
  • 2Q 2025 Route Possibility
  • 2Q 2025 Route Possibility

Near-Term Plans (more detail and some reservations)

1Q 2024 Outline
  • 1Q 2024 Route Outline
  • January-early February 2024 – Route around Florida along Gulf Coast to New Orleans
  • February-mid March 2024 – Route Gulf Coast-New Orleans-Mississippi-Alabama
  • mid March-mid April 2024 – Route up the Appalachians
  • January 2-February 8
    Around Florida along Gulf Coast to New Orleans
  • February 9 -26
    Baton Rouge across Mississippi
  • February 26 – March 16
    Thru Alabama for National Parks
  • March 17-31
    Chattanooga & the Smoky Mountains
2Q 2024 Outline
  • 2Q 2024 Route Outline
  • mid March-mid April 2024 – Route up the Appalachians
  • April 1-18
    Up Blue Ridge Parkway to Shenandoah to NJ!
  • April 18-29
    NJ with Family
  • April 30-June 12
    Home in Bellevue & side trip to Alaska!
  • June 12-27
    NJ with Family

Bucket List Items

The “Biggies”, being Tracked
Other places/trips we’re adding to our list!
  • National Park Sites (Stats)
  • State Capitol Tours (Stats)
  • MLB Stadiums (Stats)
  • Alaska
  • 4-Corners (UT,CO,NM, AZ)
  • New Zealand & Australian
  • Route 66
  • Great River Road
  • Trans-Canada Hi-way
  • X-Country Train Trip

We’ve also starting compiling a list of all the places we missed, first time through, due to weather or time, which we’d visit on another visit to the area. We’ll link it in here, when it’s a bit more organized.

ARCHIVE – 1Q 2023 to 4Q 2023

1Q 2023
  • 1Q 2023 Route Outline
  • South thru California
  • East thru Arizona
  • Nuclear New Mexico+ (original-updated)
  • REVISED Nuclear New Mexico+
  • January 14-31 Complete
    Heading South thru Oregon and California
  • February 1-19 Complete
    East across Southern Arizona
  • February 20-March 31 Complete
    New Mexico, especially the “Nuclear Corridor”
    Cancelled Guadalupe Mts NP Camping!
  • April 1 – Trinity Site Open House!!! Complete
2Q 2023
  • 2Q 2023 Route Outline
  • Prairie-Mid-west Dash, NM to Pittsburgh (April)
  • Pittsburgh to Jersey Shore (early June)
  • Mid-Atlantic Loop (by car, end of June)
  • April 1 – Trinity Site Open House!!! Complete
  • April 2-May 7 – Prairie/Midwest Dash Complete
    …Hightail it from New Mexico to Pittsburgh, PA via Midwest Capitol Cities Complete
  • May 8-June 1 – Home in Bellevue Complete
  • June 2-19 – Pittsburgh to Jersey Shore Complete
  • June 20-29 – Mid Atlantic Loop (by car) Complete
3Q 2023
  • 3Q 2023 Route Outline
  • July & August 2023
  • September 2023
  • June 30- September 5 Complete
    Summer Near Family in New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, & Rhode Island and some touring (details below)
  • September 6-October 9 Complete
    Fall Foliage, etc. through northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
Northeast Summer 2023 Details – Fathers Day to Labor Day Complete

We’re DONE our summer of “back-n-forth” between New Jersey and New England.
Color Highlights for stays near: Jersey Shore & Grandkids and New England Family.

When

  • June 16-19
  • June 20-29
    ..
  • June 30-July 13
  • July 14-27
    July 21-23
  • July 28-August 4
  • August 5-9
  • August 10-16
  • August 17-21
  • August 22-30
  • August 31-Sept 5

Do What

  • Grandkids! Hang out. Complete
  • Visit Philadelphia, eastern Maryland & Delaware, Gail’s niece & Mark’s sister Complete
  • Visit MA Family & Friends Complete
  • Grandkids! Hang out. Complete
    Gail 70th Bday Party in EB, MA Complete
  • Visit NYC, Long Island, Mount Vernon, NY Complete
  • Gail Family Reunion, Connecticut Shore Complete
  • Explore Boston, Cape Cod Complete
  • Explore Rhode Island Shore Complete
  • Grandkids! Hang out Complete
  • Visit MA Family/Friends, Gail mini HS Reunion Complete

Stay Where

  • Jackson, NJ
  • Hotels –Lizzy in Shop
    –
  • Sturbridge, MA
  • Jackson, NJ
    ..
  • Jersey City, NJ
  • Old Lyme, CT
  • Sandwich, MA
  • Charlestown, RI
  • Jackson, NJ
  • Sturbridge, MA
4Q 2023
  • 4Q 2023 Route Outline
  • Oct 23 to Nov 10 – South to Charleston Route
  • Dec 10 to New Years – South from Charleston to Titusville Coastal Route
  • October 9-23 Complete
    Hudson Valley, NY & NJ Family Weekend
  • October 23- November 10 Complete
    South to South Carolina
  • November 10-December 10 Complete
    4 weeks Home in Bellevue
  • December 10 through New Year Complete
    South on coast, Charleston SC to Titusville, Florida,
    Holidays with Gail’s Aunt & Cousins in Cocoa, Florida