2023 – Missisippi, Colorado, Missouri and Indiana

2023 - Missisippi, Colorado, Missouri and Indiana | 2024 - HEDW (IL) + NPs | All Travel | Arkansas | Gateway Arch (MO) | Hot Springs (AR) | Indiana | Indiana Sand Dunes (IN) | Kentucky | Mammoth Cave (KY) | Missouri | National Parks | United States

The Perfect Road Trip Itinerary for Gateway Arch, Indiana Dunes, Mammoth Cave and Hot Springs National Parks
ByNadya B May 9, 2026August 11, 2026

This itinerary is ambitious. It is a point-to-point trip that covers 1,200 miles in the Midwest from St Louis, MO to Hot Springs, AK. Be prepared to pay a substantial fee for returning your rental car to a different airport from the one you picked it up from. If you want to avoid that, you’d…

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2023 - Missisippi, Colorado, Missouri and Indiana | All Travel | Indiana | Indiana Sand Dunes (IN) | National Parks | United States

One Perfect Day in Indiana Dunes National Park
ByNadya B March 23, 2024May 26, 2025

[Gary/Porter, IN, Sep 12, 2023] Indiana Dunes National Park is one of the youngest. It got upgraded from a National Lakeshore in 2019 to become the nation’s 61st national park. It runs for about 20 miles along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, in northwestern Indiana. The closest big city is Chicago, IL. If you’re…

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2023 - Missisippi, Colorado, Missouri and Indiana | All Travel | Illinois | United States

Boat Day on Lake Michigan
ByNadya B March 16, 2024April 18, 2024

[Deerfield, IL, Sep 10-11, 2023] I finally had a couple of much needed slower days. My personal trip was winding down and I had work trip to Champaign, IL coming up. I filled the distance- and time- gap with a visit to my friend Krisi’s house in Deerfield, IL, a Chicago suburb that was a…

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2023 - Missisippi, Colorado, Missouri and Indiana | All Travel | Gateway Arch (MO) | Missouri | National Parks | United States

Gateway Arch
ByNadya B March 9, 2024August 11, 2026

[St Louis, MO, Sep 9, 2023] And just like that, the Colorado part of this giant trip was over. After our very busy day finishing up Mesa Verde, driving to Great Sand Dunes and then to Colorado Springs, we spent a much-needed low-key day at my friend May’s. We went to the Garden of the…

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2023 - Missisippi, Colorado, Missouri and Indiana | All Travel | Colorado | Great Sand Dunes (CO) | Mesa Verde (CO) | National Parks | United States

Square Tower House and Great Sand Dunes
ByNadya B March 2, 2024July 5, 2024

[Mesa Verde National Park & Great Sand Dunes National Park, Sep 7 ,2023] I had really meant for Thursday to just be a travel day, but the cliff dwelling tour schedule at Mesa Verde had once again thrown a little wrench in my plans. There was one more cliff dwelling on the tour schedule, Square…

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