Our 2011 USA Tour

Our 2011 USA Tour
10,000 miles in 15 Months

2011 USA TOUR SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS

2011 USA TOUR SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS

· August 15, 2010 to November 22, 2011

· 15 months, 450 days/nights of camping

· 22 states visited + 7 states twice = 29 states

· 7,493 miles travelled + approximately 2,500 miles in the car sightseeing = about 10,000 miles

· About 1428 gallons of fuel used – about $5569

· No breakdowns, no flat tires, no accidents, no near misses – (knock on wood!)

HIGHLIGHTS

· Seeing National Monuments and Sites – Mt. Rushmore, Black Hills, Bad Lands, etc.

· Viewing unbelievable scenery in all the states visited

· 3-day authentic wild west covered wagon train trail ride – no roads, just plains

· 3-day riding horses out in the North Dakota plains

· Fishing with a National Champion Tournament Fisherman on the Missouri River

· Seeing my grandfather’s land in ND (homesteaded 100 yrs ago)

· Staying on a Sioux Indian Reservation right along the river

· Camping at Buffalo Chip in the middle of The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally – Sturgis, SD

· Visiting our Bus Chassis & Interior Builder’s factories

· Meeting new RV camping friends – plans to meet them again

· Most of all – meeting a wonderful, wonderful couple in Mandan, ND

· Absolute Most of all – being together to see and do all this

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  • FORT WORTH, TEXAS AND SURROUNDING AREA
  • CARSWELL AIR FORCE BASE, FORTH WORTH, TEXAS
  • ASHDOWN, ARKANSAS
  • STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA
  • BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
  • SIOUX INDIAN RESERVATION FORT YATES, NORTH DAKOTA
  • MANDAN INDIAN RESERVATION MANDAN, NORTH DAKOTA
  • LAKOTA INDIAN EVENTS & INTERNATIONAL POW WOW, BISMARCK, ND
  • SOLEN, NORTH DAKOTA - GRANDPA'S HOMESTEADED LAND
  • WILD WEST COVERED WAGON TRAIL RIDE, BREIEN, NORTH DAKOTA
  • MALL OF AMERICA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
  • GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS
  • OUR FORMER HOME IN OAK PARK, ILLINOIS
  • MIKE'S FORMER HOME IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
  • LAFAYETTE, INDIANA AND SURROUNDING AREA
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
  • DIAMOND CAVERNS, PARK CITY, KENTUCKY
  • ABOUT THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
  • PHOTOS OF OUR BUS (HOME ON WHEELS), INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
  • OUR BUS SUPPORT FACILITIES 
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  • PHOTOS OF OUR PETS AND PETS OF OUR FRIENDS - OUR EXTENDED FAMILY