Sample playbook: Phillip and Gwen's Trip Diary, Alpharetta, GA to the Great Lakes & back, Oct 6 to 25, 2026. Sponsors, phone numbers and some stops are fictional. © 2026 Paws, Parks, & Provisions.

Paws, Parks & Provisions badge with two dogs and a camper A camper on a mountain road through the pines Route map of the loop: north from Alpharetta, GA through Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, around Lake Superior through Ontario, then south through Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, DC and Virginia Blue Ridge ridges at sunset above Asheville Bridges over the Tennessee River in Knoxville The Louisville skyline over the Ohio River at dusk Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis at sunset The Chicago skyline on Lake Michigan at dusk The Wisconsin State Capitol between two lakes in Madison Minneapolis skyline and the Stone Arch Bridge lit at dusk The Duluth ship canal and lift bridge from above Boats in the harbor at Grand Marais on Lake Superior Tall cliffs above Lake Superior near Thunder Bay The Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie from above The Mackinac Bridge over the Straits under a blue sky Cherry orchards in bloom above Grand Traverse Bay The Michigan Theater sign on a downtown Ann Arbor street Downtown Cleveland along the Cuyahoga River Pittsburgh's skyline where its three rivers meet A cannon on the Gettysburg battlefield in autumn grass The National Mall in Washington, DC toward the Lincoln Memorial The Richmond skyline above the James River in fall Mountain Tails Pet Supply, a wooden shop front with a dog on the porch A camper among birches on the Lake Superior shore at Superior Shores RV Park Northern Pines Fuel and Travel Centre, a log building with fuel pumps at dusk The patio at Cherry Lane Orchard and Café with pie and a dog resting Road-trip supplies laid out: dog bowls, dog food, a map, a first-aid kit