So my family needed some way to get my grandfather’s car out to him in California so we decided to turn it into a family vacation. We traveled from Massachusetts to California.

Day one: We left Massachusetts and headed to Ohio. This was a 10 hour drive

Day two: Left Ohio and headed to Onalaska, WI. This would be one of the longest drives totaling about 11 hours.

Day three: Left Onalaska, WI and headed to Rapid City, SD. This day started out the same, but when we hit South Dakota we hit serious storms (and I mean serious storms!!!). As we are driving we see the sky just goes dark with storm clouds and once we actually hit the storm we cant see anything. Then the hail started coming down too which made it scarier, plus we are in a tornado watch area. So needless to say I had a mental break down….We did however make it to our hotel but we all agreed we were probably not going back to South Dakota.

Day four: We spent the day exploring Rapid City. We went to Bear Country USA which is like a wild animal park that you could drive through with the animals walking around free. It was really crazy when it came to the bears! After that we saw Mt. Rushmore, which to be honest was a bit smaller than I thought it would be. Mt. Rushmore is however something I would suggest to see because it represents something amazing and our nation’s founding fathers.

Day five: Left Rapid City, SD and headed to Cody, CO. This was a beautiful drive going through the Rocky Mountains.

Day six: Left Cody, CO and headed to Tusayan, AZ.

Day seven: We spent that day at the Grand Canyon which was sooooooooo beautiful!!! This was probably my favorite part of the trip. I absolutely loved seeing the sunset and watching it change the rocks different colors.

Day eight: Our last day of driving. We left Tusayan, Az and made it safely to Poway, CA. We then spent a week in California with family and visiting old places. While in California we went to Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, La Jolla Shores, and spent a lot of time in my unlce and aunt’s pool!

So that was our trip!!! It was so fun and something I think everyone should try to do sometime in their life. And now for some pics…

This is a pic from one of the storms we hit while driving in South Dakota

This was Bear Country USA…The bears were just roaming around

Mt. Rushmore from below

This was soo beautiful! This was the sunset at the Grand Canyon!

From left to right: Jason, me, duckie, and Ashleigh at the Grand Canyon