Reunion 2009 - Dream Trip to the Yellowstone National Park and beyond

It is suggested by Winnie and second by Julian that we should organize a reunion trip to the Yellowstone National Park in April/May 2009. All classmates in the US are urged to join and classmates in China and elsewhere are welcome. Preliminary route has been drawn; it includes the Yellowstone, about a dozen other national parks, monuments and the drive on the scenic route 101/Highway 1 along the Pacific coast. The whole trip takes about 3 weeks (Denver to Seattle 1+ week, Seattle to LA 1- week, LA to Denver 1- week) and 5000+ miles. A shortened plan could be from Denver to LA in about 2 weeks. Please, please give your input, suggestions, and thoughts to Winnie or Stanley.

Attractions to pick and choose
Denver-Seattle	Rocky Mt NP;Colorado Springs, CO;Badlands NP;Minuteman Missile NHS;Mount Rushmore NM; Black Hills Area;Craze Horse Memoral;Yellowstone NP;Grand Teton NP;Glacia NP;Spokane, WA
Seattle-LA	Mt. Rainier NP;Olympic NP;Mt. St. Helens National Monument;Lewis & Clark NHP;Astoria, OR; Route 101;Crater Lake NP;Redwood NP;Point Reyes NS;Muir Woods NM;Yosemite NP; San Francisco, CA;Highway 1;Monterey CA;Big Sur, CA;Hearst Castle;San Luis Obispo, CA;Santa Barbara, CA
LA-Denver	Las Vegas, NV;Grand Canyon NP;Zion NP;Cedar Breaks NM;Bryce Canyon NP;Capitol Reef NP
NP - National Park NM - National Monument NHS - National Historical Site NHP - National Historical Park NS - National Seashore
Informational Links
National Park Service Crazy Horse Memorial Hearst Castle Oregon Route 101 California Highway 1 Colorado South Dakota Wyoming Montana Idaho Washington Oregon California Nevada Utah

	Preferences
	Time	Duration	Route
Winnie	Summer,Late April/May	1-2 weeks	Denver-Seattle
Julian	May	Flexible	Flexible
Qing Hua	September	Up to 2 weeks	Denver-S.F.
Stanley	April/May	Flexible	Flexible