Dudley Field Trip 2016

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The time has come for Dudley Field Trip 2016.  We will leave for this years adventure this coming Sunday.  Like any other year I will blog (when we have time and service) to keep everyone updated on where we are and what we have been up to. To get started I thought I would post our itinerary to give everyone idea of where we are going to be and when.  This years trip is pretty epic, we are leaving June 12th and will not return until July 10th. ONE whole month of Field Trip Adventures!

June 12th - Driving to Kansas
June 13th - Driving to Colorado
June 14th - Arches NP
June 15th - Bryce Canyon NP
June 16th - Zion NP
June 17th - Driving thru Death Valley NP to Sequoia NP
June 18th - Sequoia NP
June 19th - Driving from Sequoia to Yosemite NP
June 20th - Yosemite NP
June 21st - Yosemite NP
June 22nd - Yosemite NP
June 23rd - San Francisco, CA
June 24th - San Francisco, CA
June 25th - Driving Up the Pacific Coast HWY
June 26th - Redwoods NP
June 27th - Crater Lake NP
June 28th - Crater Lake NP
June 29th - Portland
June 30th - Olympic NP
July 1st - Olympic NP
July 2nd - Seattle
July 3rd - Seattle 
July 4th - Mt. Rainier NP
July 5th - Mt. Rainier NP
July 6th - Glacier NP
July 7th - Glacier NP
July 8th - Glacier NP
July 9th - Driving
July 10th - Driving HOME!

Its going to be pretty epic! Stay Tuned for more updates! I will probably not updated until the 14th since that will be our first day, actually doing something other than driving :)

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