![]() In 2016, we forced ourselves to New England for a new adventure. The Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world. Almost all of our long-term trips have taken us west of the Mississippi River. Traveling West is truly one of our favorite directions to go. We chose this itinerary for several different reasons. Yes, both of us being teachers has its advantages when it comes to travel! Since then, we’ve typically spent about 6-7 weeks on the road every summer. That beat our previous “longest road trip to date” by a whopping 12 days. This 2017 itinerary had us on the road for 50 days. Then add additional stops in nearby places along the way. When choosing your itinerary, choose a few big stops that really fuel your passion and get you excited. Please see our Review Policy for more information.) Choosing Your Road Trip Itinerary (Disclaimer: When we link to places you can buy our stuff or places we stayed, we are using special codes which earn us commissions on the sales at no additional cost to you. Start with big ideas and then narrow things down from there. You can’t figure out what hotel or campground you’re staying at if you don’t know where you’re going. ![]() Do what you can, when you can and don’t stress about the details until the time comes to think about the details. The key to planning your road trip is to take it one step at a time. Even I get nervous when I start thinking about planning a trip and I’ve planned many trips and generally enjoy doing it. Planning any trip can feel overwhelming, at least in the beginning. We love road-tripping with our travel trailer and F-150. Yours may be longer or shorter, but the planning stages are the same, regardless of the amount of time spent on the road. This particular trip was about seven weeks long. I’ll use our 2017 RV road trip that took us all the way to California as my example. But there are some logistics that you should consider if road-tripping with an RV. Many aspects of planning an RV road trip are the same as a road trip with just a normal passenger vehicle. We’ve done road trips both with and without our RV. So, let’s talk about how we plan a road trip out West (or anywhere else) and give you tips on how you can plan a similar adventure of your own. Some of those have been relatively short (1-2 weeks), while others have been a month or longer. Despite the fact that Grant and I live just outside Atlanta, GA, we have done MANY road trips out West.
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