We made it! What an incredible adventure this road trip was. We logged almost 9,000 miles and visited 24 states. Thank you for following along on our blog and sharing your comments. As a final post, we thought we would share our "Top Ten" favorite things about the trip.
Moore Travels Top Ten
Friendliest Town- Windom, Minnesota
Runner Up- Couer d' Alene, Idaho
Most Scenic Drive- (Terry) Rocky Mountains near Avon, Colorado
(Julie) Rolling Hills of Candler, North Carolina
Most Dramatic Natural Site- Arches National Park, Moab, Utah
Runner Up- Gates of the Mountains near Helena, Montana
Most Dramatic Man-Made Site- Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Runner Up- Skyline of Cincinnati, Ohio
Favorite Tourist Destination- (Terry) Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Runner Up- Ford Museum, Dearborn Michigan
(Julie) Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee
Runner Up- Ingalls Homestead, De Smet, South Dakota
Favorite Small Town- Livingston, Montana
Runner Up- Couer d' Alene, Idaho
Best Historic Find (that we didn't know about)- Cumberland Gap, Kentucky
Runner Up- Big Bone Lick State Park, Union, Kentucky
Best HIstoric Neighborhood Walk- Charleston, South Carolina
Runner Up- (Terry) De Smet, South Dakota
(Julie) St. Joseph, Michigan
Best Restaurant- (Terry) Branson Belle, Branson, Missouri- Chicken/Steak Dinner
(Julie) River City Cafe, Windom Minnesota- Blueberry Pie
Best Surprise- Hominy Valley Singing, Candler, North Carolina
Best July Climate- (Terry) Leadville, Colorado- 62 degrees
(Julie) Rapid City, South Dakota- 90 degrees
Best Thunderstorm- Emmet, Kansas
Runner Up- Hermosa, South Dakota
Smallest Town Visited- Vilas, South Dakota- population 19
Largest Town Visted- Chicago, Illinois- population 2.9 million
Runner Up- Couer d' Alene, Idaho
Most Scenic Drive- (Terry) Rocky Mountains near Avon, Colorado
(Julie) Rolling Hills of Candler, North Carolina
Most Dramatic Natural Site- Arches National Park, Moab, Utah
Runner Up- Gates of the Mountains near Helena, Montana
Most Dramatic Man-Made Site- Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
Runner Up- Skyline of Cincinnati, Ohio
Favorite Tourist Destination- (Terry) Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Runner Up- Ford Museum, Dearborn Michigan
(Julie) Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee
Runner Up- Ingalls Homestead, De Smet, South Dakota
Favorite Small Town- Livingston, Montana
Runner Up- Couer d' Alene, Idaho
Best Historic Find (that we didn't know about)- Cumberland Gap, Kentucky
Runner Up- Big Bone Lick State Park, Union, Kentucky
Best HIstoric Neighborhood Walk- Charleston, South Carolina
Runner Up- (Terry) De Smet, South Dakota
(Julie) St. Joseph, Michigan
Best Restaurant- (Terry) Branson Belle, Branson, Missouri- Chicken/Steak Dinner
(Julie) River City Cafe, Windom Minnesota- Blueberry Pie
Best Surprise- Hominy Valley Singing, Candler, North Carolina
Best July Climate- (Terry) Leadville, Colorado- 62 degrees
(Julie) Rapid City, South Dakota- 90 degrees
Best Thunderstorm- Emmet, Kansas
Runner Up- Hermosa, South Dakota
Smallest Town Visited- Vilas, South Dakota- population 19
Largest Town Visted- Chicago, Illinois- population 2.9 million