First, we'll take a bus to Albany. Then, we'll head off towards Columbus in Jeff's minivan - the pimpmobile. OK, so he call's it Black Beauty. But I think he's lying.

Total Est. Time: 9 hours, 13 minutes Total Est. Distance: 609.76 miles

After spending some quality time relaxing and playing with the horses and canoeing on the Hoover and moving haybales for fun, we'll head off towards Chicago. Maybe.

Total Est. Time: 5 hours, 46 minutes Total Est. Distance: 354.63 miles

After Chicago, we'll be speeding on over to Minnesota for a surprise visit to the blondmedusa.

Total Est. Time: 6 hours, 43 minutes Total Est. Distance: 443.46 miles .

Then, or, well, whenever we feel like it, really, we'll drive back east again. Total Est. Time: 19 hours, 7 minutes Total Est. Distance: 1261.24 miles (but that's not going through Columbus a second time.

And we might go to Pittsburgh, not a bad drive from Columbus:

Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 54 minutes Total Est. Distance: 185.33 miles