We have a rock hound in our midst. It might be my fault. Rocks are just so cool. That's how we found Petoskey State Park. Ev took whatever interest I showed and 10x'ed it. The good homeschooling advice says something...

Leaving LA we headed for Joshua Tree National Park for no other reason than we had no where else we wanted to go, it’s in the direction of AZ, and Yosemite is just too cold right now. It really is...

Here's my question....  You're on a roadtrip.  You've done the first 2/3's of it.  You're rounding 3rd base, heading back to home.  That's a good thing because you have to be back at the start point for a VVIP  high...