Home Sweet Home

We have finally made it back to beautiful Ronkonkoma, NY. It feels good to be home and get a chance to sleep in our own beds again. Thanks to cousin Katie, our house was safe and sound while we were away. It's hard to believe that this trip is over and that we actually did it - it almost feels like the day after Christmas. Where did the time go ? All that planning and now it's gone. But we do have over 4000 photos and 7 hours of video to watch any time we want to remember all the great things we did and saw. But they will never take the place of actually being there and experiencing this great country as a family. This blog was meant to be a diary for us of our travels, hopefully we can keep it here online for years to come. Thanks to all of our friends and family who constantly followed the blog and made comments. We missed everyone and can't wait to see you all soon. 

 Here's some of the things we accomplished on our trip :

Wrigley Field, Chicago - Cubs vs. Astros
Top of the Willis (Sears) Tower
Millennium Park
Boat ride in Chicago River and Lake Michigan
Giordano's - Chicago's Deep Dish Pizza
Mall of America/Nickelodeon Universe, Bloomington, Minnesota
Corn Palace - Mitchell, SD
Badlands National Park, SD - Door Trail & Window Trail
Wall Drug Store, Wall, SD
Jewel Cave National Monument Lantern Tour, SD
Custer State Park, SD - Wildlife Loop
Needles Highway & Iron Mountain Road, SD
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, SD
Crazy Horse Memorial, SD
Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Cody Rodeo, Cody, Wyoming
Beartooth Highway, Wyoming/Montana
Yellowstone National Park - Grand Canyon of Yellowstone/Norris Geyser Basin/Old Faithful
Jackson Hole White Water Rafting, Snake River, Wyoming
Grand Teton National Park - Taggert Lake Trail/Jenny Lake/Signal Mountain
Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
Catamaran ride on Lake Tahoe
Yosemite National Park - Yosemite Falls Trail/Mist Trail/Bridalveil Falls Trail/Mariposa Grove Trail
San Francisco - Lombard Street/Golden Gate Bridge/Alcatraz/Ride The Ducks/Fisherman's Wharf
Los Angeles - Hollywood Sign/Hollywood Walk of Fame/Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Disneyland & Disney's California Adventure Parks
Huntington City Beach, California
Angel Stadium of Anaheim - Angels vs. Texas Rangers
Las Vegas Strip/Freemont Street Zipline
Route 66, Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona - Bright Angel Trail/Rim Trail/Desert View
Zion National Park, Utah - The Narrows Trail/Rock & Stroll Trail
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah - Mule Ride to bottom of canyon
Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah
Arches National Park, Utah - Fiery Furnace Trail/Delicate Arch Trail/Double Arch Trail
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado - Rockies vs. St. Louis Cardinals/Coors Field Tour
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Mo - Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial/Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Mo
City Museum, St. Louis, Mo
HersheyPark, Hershey, PA

                            Here's what it looked liked in the Odyssey on our way home......

And finally.....our Exit 62  LIE