We have found the following books to be invaluable in planning the stops on our journeys. They are a great investment especially when you consider the modest cost of the books verses the payoff of finding and experiencing a new destination. We usually supplement the printed information with "local knowledge" wherever possible.

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Top 10 Cross Country Road Trip Travel Planning Books

The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips Frommer's National Parks of the American West National Geographic's Guide to America's Historic Places National Geographic Guide to the State Parks of the United States National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States National Geographic Guide to America's Hidden Corners National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways Crossing America: National Geographic's Guide to the Interstates Fodor's Official Guide to America's National Parks Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways

Get where you're going and keep the family harmony intact on the way

Rand McNally 2007 Motor Carriers' Road Atlas Woodall's North American Campground Directory, 2007 2007 Trailer Life RV Parks, Campgrounds and Services Directory 1999 Interstate Exit Authority Garmin StreetPilot 2610 In-Car GPS Receiver Garmin Forerunner 201 Wrist-Mounted GPS Apple 60 GB iPod video Black (5th Generation) Creative Zen Vision W 30 GB Widescreen Multimedia Player Sony Playstation 2 Console Slim PS2

Create Some Memories of Your Travels

The Photographer's Guide to Yosemite Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Telephoto Zoom Lens Canon EF 1.4X II Extender Telephoto Accessory Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Zoom Lens SanDisk SDCFH-2048-901 2GB ULTRA II CF Card Canon EOS 20D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera Canon Speedlite 580EX Flash Canon HV20 3MP High Definition MiniDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

Required Reading for Regional Highlights

Moon Handbooks Utah Moon Handbooks Colorado Moon Handbooks New Mexico Moon Handbooks Arizona Frommer's Great Outdoor Guide to Arizona & New Mexico Mobil Travel Guide Mid Atlantic, 2005 Hidden New England Frommer's Boston 2006 Frommer's New England Moon Handbooks Acadia National Park Frommer's Vermont, New Hampshire & Maine Frommer's Maine Coast (Frommer's Complete) Moon New England Frommer's The Carolinas & Georgia Frommer's Portable Charleston Frommer's Maryland & Delaware Frommer's Portable Savannah Frommer's Virginia Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City 2005 Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island Frommer's Canada Frommer's British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies Adventure Guide to Canada's Atlantic Provinces Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House Lonely Planet Alaska The Milepost 2006 National Geographic Destinations, Treasures of Alaska Alaska Fishing: The Ultimate Angler's Guide Traveler's Guide to Alaskan Camping Alaska Atlas and Gazetteer Frommer's Alaska 2006 Alaska by Cruise Ship Moon Handbooks Alaska One Best Hike: Yosemite's Half Dome Frommer's Las Vegas 2008 (Frommer's Complete) Frommer's Las Vegas with Kids (Frommer's With Kids) Yosemite & The Southern Sierra Nevada: A Complete Guide, Including Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Death Valley & Mammoth Lakes (Great Destinations) Insiders' Guide to Reno and Lake Tahoe, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series) Moon Handbooks Nevada (Moon Handbooks) Hiking Death Valley National Park: 36 Day and Overnight Hikes (Where to Hike Series) Hiking Death Valley: A Guide to Its Natural Wonders & Mining Past A FalconGuide to Death Valley National Park (Exploring Series) Death Valley National Park Road Guide To Death Valley National Park Frommer's Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (Park Guides) Moon Handbooks Yosemite (Moon Handbooks) 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park Top Trails Yosemite: Must Do Hikes for Everyone (Top Trails) Yosemite, The Complete Guide: Yosemite National Park Best Easy Day Hikes Yosemite National Park, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)

Biking, Boating, Rafting, & Nature Identification References

A Field Guide to Animal Tracks (Peterson Field Guides(R)) Mountain Bike! The Southeast Boater's Guide to Lake Powell Mountain Bike! Southwestern British Columbia Mountain Bike! Atlantic Canada Mountain Biking Arizona Mountain Biking Utah Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Guide to Boating

Classic Books for Reading on the Road

Hunting Badger (Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Novels) Travels with Charley in Search of America Great Plains Blue Highways: A Journey into America Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) Alaska Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) Bad Land: An American Romance Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Tony Hillerman's Indian Country Map & Guide