in the 2008 summer, my family and i went on the trip of a lifetime.......we (finally) left florida for a 3 month "cross country" trip.........we packed up every thing and left every thing behind.......

ok......now that thats over heere was the course we took:
From Tampa,Fl we went up the east coast to New York(we had one week to get up there), stayed there for a day. then went to Niagara Falls NP, stayed here for a few days, down to Corning,Ny, stayed there for bout 6 days(makin glass flowers an ornaments). We left NY and went to my home town Chicago, IL, stayed on my aunts farm for a week. Then we went around Lake Michigan, yes we went through Green Bay(ugg), through upper Michigan to Mackinac Island home of the Grand Hotel(ive been there twice), stayed 2 days, 1 night, and rushed home to Chicago(personal reasons). Then we went to the Dakotas(god only knows how long we stayed there), but we went to the Black Hills, the Badlands, Crazy Horse Mountain(must see), Mount Rushmore NM, Jewel Cave NM, a mammoth grave yard(which was pretty cool), and a dino museum. Then came Montana......nothin.....absolutely nothin.....but there is Glacier NP, stayed there for 4 days, hooked down through Gem Mountain and got crystals, plus some sapphire's and ruby's. Next was Yellowstone NP......b.e.a.utiful....u know wat kind of noise a buffalo makes...............blahhhhh(and they stick there tongue out at the same time)lollol. We travelled through the Teton mountains, down to Utah/Colorado area. We went through Canyon Lands NP and Arches NP in Utah. In Colorado we went to Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Mesa Verde NP, Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, the Airforce Academy, and the Rocky Mountains NP. In the 4 Corners area we went to Monument Valley. Then we packed up and went back to Chicago.....stayed for a few days.....and left when my grandma left.........when we got back to tampa we walked into our new house........THE END



P.S...... us your imaginations on the parks
P.S.S.... we had to go to funerals when we were rushing somewere