72 Super Roadtrip-Coast to Coast

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Originally Posted by Chevyland

Now that I look at it, that seat in WA. cost me a lot of money in gas

But you didn't have to pay shipping (<Does that even make sense?)

The best days of my life have been the ones I didn't hesitate and just went for it. When my ex-wife graduated nursing school, she planned a flying trip with our daughter to visit a friend in Santa Fe, NM. I was extremely busy with my business in the height of busy time and would be staying home with our son. My two sisters lived in Taos and I used to live in Pagosa Springs as well as the Flagstaff area. It got to about two weeks before she left and I just couldn't stand the thought of not going. So, I called my dad to see if he could break away, got the '71 camper truck ready, and headed west on a grandfather/father/son tres hombres trip. My dad stayed in Taos with my sisters and took my ex-wife's flight back while we did a loop into CO, through 4-corners down to AZ, and back east. Very summarized. We did the parks along the way and it was the vacation of a lifetime. I also still had a couple trucks stashed with my friend in Flag area, rented a U-Haul trailer, and I drove them back while my X drove the camper. About two years later my oldest sister passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm. Now my dad is gone and I am so glad I made that trip, words will never do. It was the last time we saw her

Sorry for steering into my own experience, but with your trip over and this thread such being a great thing we don't want to end, I feel the two trips relate to the same thing. You did it and now you two have the same type of deeply seeded memory I know my kids have and will carry with them throughout their lives. I feel their children will benefit from it as well.

You did a wonderful thing and I am very happy for you.