After my recent roadtrip to spend sunrise through sunset at Crater Lake a month or two back, I had some crazy notions about taking it one step further for my next major trip (those single day 600 mile drives don't count anymore in my eyes).
With a 3 day weekend for Labor Day looming at the start of September I started making plans for what on paper looked to be a good 1700 mile mammoth roadtrip, which I would do over two and a half days of the extended weekend.
1700 miles in around 2 days, yup, you heard me right, where the hell was I planning to go, here's the rundown:-
Saturday AM - Drive from hotel through Columbia Gorge and onto Brownlee Dam on border with Idaho
Saturday afternoon - Explore Hells Canyon which is the deepest "gorge" in America (according to it's Wikipedia article)
Estimated mileage at this stage - 465 miles
Saturday PM - Head North through the mountains and valleys of Oregon & Washington, swing East into Idaho and then continue on into Montana in the direction of Glacier National Park
Estimated mileage at this stage - 915 miles
Sunday AM - Catch sunrise at East Glacier, spend the day exploring the National Park
Estimated mileage at this stage - 1060 miles
Sunday PM - Start the long drive back to the hotel.
Monday AM - Arrive back at the hotel
Estimated mileage at this stage - 1700 miles
Stay tuned for part 1 of this trip coming up soon...
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