North Carolina Travel: June 11-24 2007

Itinerary

Mon 6/11 Macomb to Giant City St Park, IL (295mi, 5:10)

halfway stop at Lake Lou Yaeger - Litchfield IL

stay: Giant City Lodge, Giant City SP, 618-457-4921;

Tue 6/12 Southern IL

visit:

• Ferne Clyffe State Park
• Giant City State Park
• Cache River State Natural Area
• Tunnel Hill State Trail

stay: Day Plaza Inn, 1415 E Fifth St, Metropolis, IL, Reserved cancel within 24hrs. (618-524-9341) Yuck! Not a quality product. Amerihost in Metropolis, IL instead.

Wed 6/13 Southern IL

• Garden of the Gods Wilderness
• Cave-in-Rock State Park

stay: Lodge, Cave-In-Rock SP, IL, (618-289-4545) restaurant closes at 8pm

Thu 6/14 Southern IL to Dandridge, TN or Newport, TN (362mi, 6:17)

Halfway stop at Hermitage Public Use Area, 799 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TN; exit 219 on I-40

• Super 8 Motel - Dandridge I-40 Exit 417 125 Sharon Dr. $56
• Best Western 1015 Cosby Highway Newport, Tennessee $50

(to Raleigh 671 mi, 11:14; Statesville 529mi, 8:49; Asheville 429mi, 7:24)

Fri 6/15 Newport, TN to Raleigh, NC, Ridge Ranch (313mi, 5:15)

Halfway stop at rest area, I-40 mile post 136, Catawba, NC

Hang out with Ridge family Fri Sat Sun

Mon 6/18 Raleigh, NC to Cashiers, NC (310 mi, 5:28)

Halfway stop at rest area, I-40 mile post 136, Catawba, NC

Hang out with Mom and Dad Dilger Mon Tue Wed Thu [phone #s]

Fri 6/22 Cashiers, NC to IN (386 mi, 6:37)

Halfway stop at Kentucky Welcome Center, near Jellico, TN, 1 mile into KY on I-75

(to Indianapolis 498mi, 8:21; to Macomb 766mi, 13:10)

Sat 6/23 IN to Macomb, IL (379 mi, 6:30)

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