YELLOWSTONE ROAD TRIP	May 7-June 3, 2010 - 28 days
Overnight Stops Las Vegas, NV Ä Cedar City, UT Ä Provo, UT Ä Twin Falls, ID Ö Arco, ID (Craters of the Moon) Ä Idaho Falls, ID Ö Yellowstone National Park Ö Jackson, WY (Grand Teton) Ö Logan, UT Ä Salt Lake City, UT Ä St. George, UT Ä Barstow, CA Ä	Hotels Ä TBA Ä TBA Ä TBA Ö Hilton Garden Inn Ä TBA Ö Hilton Garden Inn Ö Old Faithful Snow Lodge Ö Homewood Suites by Hilton Ä TBA Ä TBA Ä TBA Ä TBA
Ö = Booked/Firm    Ä = Subject to Change
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Red Stars = Overnight Stops   Green Stars = Major Sites

Welcome to Dave & Bill's Yellowstone Road Trip!

Introduction

This road trip will replace two Crystal cruises that are currently scheduled for the fall.  We decided to cancel the cruises and put off the booking until 2011 for a variety of reasons.  If you know us at all you might be able to figure out for yourself what the main reason is, but we'll never tell.

As of late January 20, 2010, we have booked our stay in Yellowstone National Park at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge.  Everything else listed in the itinerary is subject to change as we research the points of interest between Salt Lake City and Yellowstone.  The plan is to make this a true road trip by stopping at every kitschy roadside attraction we can find along the way.  We'll keep you posted as things begin to fall into place.

February 12 Update:  We have firmed up our reservations for our stays in Twin Falls, Idaho Falls and Jackson.  The car rental has also been confirmed with Hertz using the AAA discount rate.  By signing up for a Hilton Honors American Express card we were credited with 40,000 points and elevated to Gold VIP for the year, so we'll get at least two of our nights free, plus a few free breakfasts and such.  We also have enough points with Marriott (mostly due to using a Marriott Rewards Visa) to get a few free nights along the way.

February 15 Update:  Big changes have been made to our overall plan!  We were persuaded by two of our friends to do the entire round trip by car.  By moving some dates around we managed to accomplish that by adding only six extra days to the trip.  Of course, if we were anyone else, we could have done this entire trip in half that time, but we don't like to push it with the driving time each day and we prefer to stay more than one night in cities that have at least a few sights worth visiting.

Besides cutting out the cost and hassle of a round trip flight, we also discovered that renting the SUV here and keeping it for 30 days cuts the price nearly in half?  What kind of logic is that???  Hey, we're not going to complain since it ends up saving up over $1,000 overall even adding in the extra hotel stays.

This adventure begins May 8, 2010, with Part 1 - Drive to Yellowstone.