Options

I've been playing with the route some more, adding things, taking things out, and so on, just to see what some of our options look like. It looks like if we spend a day at both Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio and the Wisconsin Dells, it will be difficult to do the route as stated in the first draft and have time to stop and explore whatever randomness graces our path.

So here are some basic options:
1. use the first draft as our basic route (includes King's Island but not Wisconsin Dells)
2. create a new route based on the first draft, but replacing King's Island with Wisconsin Dells
3. go to both parks and drop the part of the trip through Michigan
4. go to both parks and drop the Rt. 66 part of the trip through Illinois
5. use the first draft route, add Wisconsin Dells, and accept that we will need to spend time on interstates just driving (as opposed to driving and stopping to see things on smaller roads) to make up time

I vote for either option 1 or 2, as I would rather have time to drive on smaller roads and see what's there than add a second park. But the floor is open for discussion.

First Draft of the Route

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6/12 Drive to central oh and camp

6/13 visit kings island, drive to near Indianapolis and camp

6/14 Children's museum and Pizza, drive to Chicago, hang w/Megan

6/15 breakfast w/Megan, drive to field of dreams, camp in wisconsin

6/16 drive through Michigan and explore

6/17 drive through Michigan and explore, arrive in Chicago for a late dinner w/Megan

6/18 drive Rt. 66 to St. Louis (baseball game?)

6/19 drive to Dylan's cave thing

6/20 drive to Mammoth Cave, Cumberland Gap

6/21 drive to Cville