#2- Stay at campgrounds with playgrounds and pools. For us, these were KOA’s. Shout out to KOA for the hook up and having reliable, clean, epic campgrounds in every state all over the U.S. This was KEY in keeping "team Lee" moral high. We would tell the kids, “don’t worry... when we get there, you can swim and play as much as you want.” There is serious power in that statement!

#3- Have “The best Plan is no Plan” as KAVU athlete Tyler Bradt always says. To me, this means make a loose plan but allow LOTs of room for whatever life throws at you in any given moment. For us, this meant stopping whenever we wanted to stop, and charging ahead whenever it felt good and possible. Essentially, "go with the flow".

#4- Don’t make drive-days longer than 6 hours if at all possible. Also, make sure to build in some short 2 - 4 hour drives between those longer days in the truck. We also wanted to stay off interstate highways as much as possible, so we could actually “see” America. This was a good strategy to give the trip a more mellow, slower pace.

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