1. I LIKE CALLING NORTH CAROLINA HOME

2. Choose your starting point – The state capital of Washington, Oregon, or California. Your ending point is Raleigh, NC. Travel between the dates of July 01- July 14

3. Find your Vehicle

4. List the states you plan on traveling through to get to Raleigh, NC.

5. States and Capitals US State5 State Capital US State Alabama
Montgomery
Montana
Helena
Alaska
Juneau
Nebraska
Lincoln
Arizona
Phoenix
Nevada
Carson City
Arkansas
Little Rock
New Hampshire
Concord
California
Sacramento
New Jersey
Trenton
Colorado
Denver
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Connecticut
Hartford
New York
Albany
Delaware
Dover
North Carolina
Raleigh
Florida
Tallahassee
North Dakota
Bismarck
Georgia
Atlanta
Ohio
Columbus
Hawaii
Honolulu
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Idaho
Boise
Oregon
Salem
Illinois
Springfield
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Indiana
Indianapolis
Rhode Island
Providence
Iowa
Des Moines
South Carolina
Columbia
Kansas
Topeka
South Dakota
Pierre
Kentucky
Frankfort
Tennessee
Nashville
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Texas
Austin
Maine
Augusta
Utah
Salt Lake City
Maryland
Annapolis
Vermont
Montpelier
Massachusetts
Boston
Virginia
Richmond
Michigan
Lansing
Washington
Olympia
Minnesota
St. Paul
West Virginia
Charleston
Mississippi
Jackson
Wisconsin
Madison
Missouri
Jefferson City
Wyoming
Cheyenne

6. http://www.mapquest.com/ https://maps.google.com/
To begin your journey, enter your beginning city and state and your destination city and state to gather mileage information.

7. http://www.tripadvisor.com OR
Choose your 5 fun places to stop along the path you have chosen to drive. You can use these to help you. OR

8. Online Travel Agencies
Use one of the travel sites below to find out how much it will cost to stay at a hotel per night in each city you sleep in.

9. ****IMPORTANT***
You can only drive 9 ½ hours per day or 600 miles per day. If you drive 600 miles, it cannot take more than 9 ½ hours to travel that distance.

10. MORE RULES
As you drive through a state, you must go through the state capital. You do not have to stop in the capital, but it must be on your route.
You will be stopping at 5 (five) point of interest along the way. Get prices and information about your destination.

11. CALCULATIONS
You may stay at any hotel or resort. You must document the cost. See if they offer a free breakfast with your stay.
You have to pay for food. Document the money you spend for food. 3 meals per day, plus any snacks.
Document how much each of your fun destinations cost and also a total of all of them.
Find out the average highway gas mileage of the vehicle you choose to drive. Estimate $4.36 per gallon of fuel to get your cost total.
Total your expenses of lodging, food, fun destinations, and gas.

12. Final Product
An Excel spreadsheet with all your calculations and totals for your trip.
A presentation showing all the places traveled
A graphic organizer with mapped out traveled places that were visited and states
A brochure or ad using Publisher to sell a customer on the trip.
A bibliography page