Our Cross Country Route

Oatsy and I hitting the road tomorrow! A lot of people have been asking me, so here is our cross country route *so far*. We will begin in Connecticut and drive to Oregon via the midwest, southwest and California coast, and then possibly head north up to Canada :) I'm considering driving back through Canada (eh?), so if anyone has suggestions about driving the Trans-Canada Highway please let me know! I've done a lot of research on the places in the US I'd love to see, but if I drive back through Canada (coming back into the US through Niagara Falls) I'm going to need to learn the route and the must-see places along the way. Comment below if you have suggestions!

Here's the tentative itinerary!
Sept 1-3: Cuyahoga Valley, OH
Sept 3-5: St. Louis, MO
Sept 5-7: Bucyrus, KS
Sept 7-10: Denver, CO
Sept 10-11: Moab, UT
Sept 11-12: Bryce Canyon, UT
Sept 12: Grand Canyon & Sedona, AZ
Sept 12-14: Tempe, AZ
Sept 14-15: San Diego, CA
Sept 15-20: Pacific Coast Highway, Sequoia National Park & Redwood Forest, CA
Sept 20-?: OREGON

Our first stop is northern Ohio - so tomorrow we will drive a little over 8 hours and spend the night close to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which is where I plan to take Oatsy hiking on Sunday. Cuyahoga Valley is one of the more dog-friendly national parks, so I'm excited to explore some trails there with my girl. Then on Monday morning we embark on another 8 hour drive to St. Louis to visit my aunt! I'll be taking lots of photos along the way and updating about our adventures so check back in with us. For now I have to stop stalling on my packing and actually go load my car. Maybe....maybe that might be a good idea.