Every few years I’ve taken a cross-country trip – PA to MN, TX to LA, NV TO WA, OH to WA, usually in the least direct way possible. I took more than 3 weeks to get from OH to WA!
Starting at the west end of the Dakotas – then going in pretty much any westerly direction is SO worth doing. On my OH to WA trip I went through the Badlands, the Black Hills, then down through WY to the Tetons (my favorite). Then up through Yellowstone – back to the Tetons – and back through Yellowstone again up into some wilderness near Helena, MT. Then up into Glacier NP – across Glacier – 3 times – before winding through ID and finally ending in Seattle. I did all this in October – the last week before a lot of the tourist stuff started shutting down. There weren’t many people anywhere on the trip due to the time of year, which made it very peaceful.
If you ever get the chance, take it!
