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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  So many GREAT suggestions - thank you.  I am feeling pretty excited now about doing a summer trip.  A NP trip (Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier are all great options), with other nearby sites on either side, sounds really good to me.

For those of you who have done multi-location trips, did you plan them yourselves (any books are websites to recommend?) or use a travel agent?  I am so unfamiliar with many of these areas that I am not sure where to start.[/quote]

I planned our Northern CA trip last year with travel books from the library, TripAdvisor, DCUM Travel Discussion, Google Maps (to give me a clue how long to get from X to Y), and asking people who were familiar with the areas we'd be going. I also planned out several restaurants through a combination of references highlighted on Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives or Travel Channel against TripAdvisor reviews.

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OP back again.  That sounds super time consuming.  [b]How long did it take to get it all put together?[/b][/quote]

Don't remember. I checked out more books than I actually read. And I didn't read a full book - more like the relevant sections. I read when my kids are at their activities (karate, basketball, etc.) and I'm waiting for them. Or we'll read in bed together (They read their books, I read my book, so it's like we're reading "together" just not the same book/words.) The books gave me ideas, which I ran by TripAdvisor at lunch (during work) and then DCUM Travel Discussion forum.

Going to the Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives website for ideas was quick. I like planning out restaurants if I know we'll be in a certain location and there's something "not to be missed."

All the internet stuff can be done in bits and pieces - lunch hour over several days (even weeks), etc. Actually meals are the last thing I plan. Locations (for a multi-city trip) and hotels are first.

One thing I learned last year is there are a TON of DCUM people who have lived in Northern CA. You could probably get them to plan out an itinerary for you. :-)

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