Why Triple A?

Triple A Road Trip: American Girl, Animals, and Ancestors. My sister, her youngest daughter, and I are going on a three week road trip. Elizabeth, my niece, collects American Girl dolls, so we will be stopping at various American Girl doll stores along the way. Lorie, my sister, loves seeing zoos and I am going to be doing some family research along the way.

We are leaving tomorrow and starting at the American Girl doll store in Los Angeles. We then are driving to South Dakota (enjoying Utah and Wyoming along the way). In South Dakota, we are going to see Mt. Rushmore – we’ve seen it before, but you can’t not see it while you’re there. We are also going through Bear Country – the largest bear reserve in the US – you drive through it in your car (keeping the windows rolled up!). As we drive through South Dakota, we are going to stop at the Laura Ingalls Wilder spots.

We are also going into North Dakota and visit some of the Lewis and Clark and Teddy Roosevelt sites. Next, we are going to the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN for another American Girl doll store. We are also going to see some friends while we are there. Then, through Wisconsin to Chicago, IL for the third American Girl doll store. While there we are also going to Soldier Field and eat at Mike Ditka’s restaurant, see the Chicago zoo, and a variety of other things.

When we leave Chicago, we are going to drive home on Route 66. We will stop in Springfield, IL and see the Lincoln things. In Oklahoma I am going to do some family research and take Lorie and Elizabeth to an old cemetery where many of my grandmother’s relatives are. I am not sure if they really want to see it, but I told them that they have to (being the oldest sister has its privileges).