2010 Road Trip Around the Country by Platt & Nancy Johnson

Here is the quick summary of our 2010 trip:

A record of our Trip around the USA in a generally counter-clockwise direction.

Part 1 - Florida to Jackson Hole Wyoming

Part 2 - Jackson to the Gorge

Part 3 - Summer in the Columbia River Gorge

Part 4 - Baja and San Diego

Part 5 - Vancouver Island

Part 6 - From the Gorge to San Francisco

Part 7 - From San Francisco back to Florida

In November of 2010 we finished an epic journey around the USA in a generally counter-clockwise direction courtesy of a 2009 Ford E-350 van with a pop top. It was five months long and wonderful. Complete pictures and descriptions are in the works. Here is a brief summary of our trip to whet your appetite.

We left Florida in May and spent time in Charleston and Cape Hatteras arriving in Rhode Island May 15th. After taking in some Newport summer events we left there July 15th for Jackson Hole WY then Yellowstone and Glacier National parks. We spent the summer in the Gorge with one side trip via airplane to Punta San Carlos Mexico and San Diego.

Old Faithful (what else) Yellowstone Park

Back in the Gorge for a week and then a two week trip through the Olympics, Vancouver Island and then the Northern Cascades. After a break to wash everything and re-pack we then headed down the coast stopping at Crater Lake, Mendocino Point, the Lost Coast and of course the wonderful vineyards all along the way finally arriving in San Francisco where the boys joined us for a week of exploring.

Fabulous wild woods, ocean and of course the Redwoods.
Wrote some of this in Trinidad California after camping out overnight at Flint Ridge.
We camped in the fog in a small lot overlooking the Pacific where we could hear the booming surf below us.
Right now I am at the Beachcomber coffee shop using their WiFi. This town is the most hippy dippy thing ever. I just might stay for the weekend workshop on dismantling corporate America or the Yoga life balancing retreat or perhaps just become a growers assistant - ah the possibilities.
We meet Will & Chris in SF this weekend.

San Franciso Ideas
Ocean - Embarcadero just under the Bay Bridge
Embarcadero - weekend farmers market
The Green Door - Thai Restaurant - need reservations
Paulines Pizza on Valencia / 14th
Tomasso's in North Beach

Costa Noa - chic campground rent tent - near Pidgeon Point betwixt Waddell and SF

There was a great post French Impressionist show at the de Young museum that I brought them to as well as a free concert in Golden Gate Park. Wonderful.


We took two weeks off by flying back to Rhode Island to close our house and see friends there before resuming our trip from San Francisco through Yosemite, Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Texas (7 days including Big Bend park) and then back along Route 10 to the Panhandle and south arriving back in Delray Beach.