Or a 3 week trip in the motor home. We bought a well maintained rental unit, newer but with 70K miles - cheap. Has not cost too much to maintain (batteries have been highest expense) and cost of purchase has been about 22 cent/mile. No motel or restaurant costs and Rest areas & WalMarts are cheap places to stay as are county parks and others. No HOAs most places! What a wonderful way to visit the grandkids and all the other sites we have heard about. Rushmore, civil war battle grounds, Texas motor speedway... And what experiences setting up a dish in so many places. -- never forget South Padre Island; watching hurricanes coming in and watching them die... Yes we prayed. -- Branson MO, having to get the motor home out of town before 11 PM or get towed. Northern Exposure, Roslyn Cafe before and after they added the 's to the name...Last night I discovered that this would be a 25 hour drive from Pittsburgh or a $1,000 plus per person plane ticket.