La Pine, Central Oregon – very scenic and close to many nature attractions
Cedarville, Northeast California – high elevation with wonderful stargazing
Cold Springs Station, Central Nevada – loneliest historic US Highway 50, stopping point for the long drive
Pahrump, Southwest Nevada – stopping point and gateway to Death Valley National Park and shelter from the desert heat and winds
St. George, Southwest Utah – gateway to Zion National Park
Circleville, Central Utah – a stopping point
Bryce Canyon City, Central Utah – gateway to Bryce National Park
Richfield, Central Utah – a scenic stopping point
Torrey, Central Utah – gateway to Capitol Reef National Park
Moab, Eastern Utah – gateway to Canyonlands and Arches National Park
Draper, Northern Utah – a stopping point suburb of Salt Lake City to fly out from for my high school reunion
Chicago and Elk Grove Village, Illinois – renewed my passport and visited a dear friend and his religious community
Hicksville and Antwerp, Northwestern Ohio – visited my exchange student days family and attended my high school reunion
Middlebury, Northern Indiana – visited the RV Museum and toured the assembly line at Coachmen RV, manufacturer of my motor home
Hailey and Sun Valley, South Central Idaho – I had dreamed of visiting this place since my teens!
Idaho Falls, Southeast Idaho – visited my daughter-in-law’s parents and a major stopping point for repairs, maintenance, and enhancements
Arco, Southeast Idaho – gateway to Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho National (Nuclear) Laboratories, and others
Rigby, Southeast Idaho – where television was invented, and a springboard to area attractions like the Idaho Potato Museum and western Yellowstone National Park, which just reopened after the flooding
Boulder, Southwest Wyoming – a scenic stopping point with the Mountain Man Museum
Jackson Hole, Southwest Wyoming – gateway to Grand Tetons National Park and southern Yellowstone National Park
Lander and Rawlins, South Central Wyoming – scenic stopping points and met a Filipino priest from my island
Nunn, Northern Colorado – stayed at an alpaca farm
Arvada and Denver, Central Colorado – visited friends from my student days and my cousin
Monument and Colorado Springs, Southern Colorado – stopping points and area attractions like Pike’s Peak, Cliff Dwellings, and Garden of the Gods
Loveland and Fort Collins, Northern Colorado – gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park
North Platte, Western Nebraska – a stopping point with many railroad attractions
Ashland, Eastern Nebraska – a stopping point and the Holy Family Shrine
Oelwein, Eastern Iowa – a stopping point with a lake and attractions en route
Ellendale, Southern Minnesota – a stopping point with a lake and proximity to the Spam Museum and St John Baptiste de la Salle Parish
Farmington, Southern Minnesota – visited my classmates from elementary and kindergarten
Ham Lake, East Central Minnesota – visited my mother, sister, and her family
Montclair, New Jersey – attended my cousin’s wedding and reunion with my mother’s side family
New York City, New York – attended Los Angeles Philharmonic concert at Carnegie Hall, mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, visited my supplier B&H Photo Video, and my cousin
