2023 年秋季 US Coast to Coast Trip

我们计划10月中出发，12月8号之前回来。结果提前了10天左右，主要是在New Orleans 碰到下雨，只停了两天就离开了, 另外到了旅程的后半段，有点儿看疲了，就想着赶紧回家。这次旅程出发前，我只知道我们会去大峡谷，大烟山和Tempa，至于其他地方看什么完全没有准备，基本都是到了当地，要不看旅游手册，要不在google map上面找attractions，可以说是一个非常随意的旅程，好处是出发之前不stress，另外到了当地会发现一些意想不到的景点or博物馆，这也是这次旅程最大的highlights。关于住宿，提前预定的只有两个国家公园：大峡谷和大烟山，和Tempa附近的RV resort，其他的露营地都是当天临时找的，因为不是旺季，没有碰到晚上没地方住的情况，有几天我们自己选择住在Casino的parking lot，省了露营地费用，我们会去casino里面吃一顿。关于吃，大部分我们是在Costco 和Walmart supercenter 采购食物，自己在车上做。如果当地有特色食物我们也会去吃，比如新墨西哥州的墨墨饭，德州的BBQ，Houston的中餐，感恩节晚餐我们都在外面吃的。途中我们走访了三位大学和高中同学，也了解了同学们在美国其他地方的生活状况，跟加州确实有不少差别。因为是road trip，我们带着max，这只小狗经过这次旅行，足迹（his pee and poop) 已经遍及美国20个州，应该算是狗上狗了。

Mileage: 7,000+ miles， Main route: I40  eastbound and I10 westbound

Gas: $1,545

15 States：

California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessean, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana    

6 National Parks: 

1. Grand Canyon NP, AZ

2. Petrified Forest NP, NM

3. Great Smoky NP, TN

4. Congaree NP, SC

5. White Sand NP, NM

6. Saguaro NP, AZ

15 Museums: 

1. Museum of Nuclear Science, Albuquerque,NW

2. Meteor Museum, Albuquerque, NW

3. Arkansas National Guard Museum, Little Rock, AR

4. MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, Little Rock, AR

5. Jacksonville AR Museum of Military History, Jacksonville, AR

6. Civil Rights Museum , Memphis, TN

7. South Carolina Military Museum, Columbia, SC

8. USS Yorktown and USS Laffey(destroyer), Charleston, SC

9. Foley Railway Museum in Foley, AB

10. USS Alabama (battleship) and USS Drum (submarine) in Mobile, AB

11. Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library,Biloxi, Mississippi

12. National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA

13. Acadia Cajun Culture Museum, Lafayette , LA

14. Space Center Houston, TX

15. Titan Missile Museum, Tucson, AZ

28 Campgrounds: (rating scale 1-5)

1. Grand Canyon: 4 (national park)

2. Meteor RV park AZ: 1 (close to highway and railway)

3. Bluewater Lake State Park, NM: 3.8 (nice view, nice shower, flushing restroom is too far, unpaved ground)

4. Saddle RV park, Tucumcari, NM: 3.8 (average commercial RV park)

5. Sayre city park, OK : 2.5 (too many poky things in the grass, very old facilities)

6. Lake Thunderbird State Park, OK: 3 (too many poky things in the grass, max's nightmare, lake view is good)

7. Maumelle Park Campground, AR : 4.5 (a lot of trees, campground is very spacious, by the river)

8. Willow Beach Recreation Area & Campground, AR: 4 ( spacious campground, great grass,  just too many bugs)

9. Wall Doxey State Park, Mississippi: 4 (in the woods, facilities are kinda old)

10. Tombigbee state park , Mississippi: 3.5 (no data connection, facilities are kinda old)

11. Great Smoky Mountain Campground:  4 (national park)

12. Wildness Cove campground, NC: 4 (good restroom and shower, pass code is 1776 and 1492)

13. Sweet Water Campground, SC: 3.8 (not much to say, it's clean, site on the grass)

14. Edisto Beach State Park, SC: 4.2 (on the beach, nice restroom and shower)

15. Cary State Forest, FL: 4 (very spacious site, mosquitos)

16. Sun Outdoor Resort, FL: 4.2 (very large resort, nice pools and facilities , dog wash )

17. Payne Prairie State Preserve, FL : 4 (got there late, it's different FL landscape)

18. Alabama coast campground, AB: 3.7 (average commercial RV park, good wifi, fully hookup, no flushing restroom though)

19. Davis Bayou Campground, MI : 4 (in the park, different landscape from FL beach)

20. Hollywood Casio RV park, MI: 4.2 (good facilities, campground is paved and very clean) 

21. Acadiana Park Campground, LA 3.5 (shower is old and hot water ran out in a few minutes)

22. Galveston Island State Park, TX 4 (close to beach, leveled site, nice restroom)

23. Carvernns Sonora RV Park, TX 3.7 (no data connection, very quiet)

24. Franklin Mountain State Park, NW 3 (dry camping, no facility)

25. Little Vineyard RV Park, AZ, 4 (swimming pool and hot tube, gravel ground, lost swimsuit)

26. Cactus Country RV Resort, AZ 3.8 (55+, swimming pool and hot tube, small though, more expensive than #25)

27.Tiffany RV Park, AZ, 3.7 (clean and restroom with shower, good for one night stay)

28. Sky Valley Resort, CA 4.5 (personal favorite, was there last xmas, nice hot sprint pools, just RV site has poky things)