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usatoday.com     Jul 25, 2008            

Family farewell: Anthony Michael Hall, left, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Dana Barron hit the road in 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation. What a long, strange trip: Lee Scott and his family, including six kids, drove from Grand Rapids, Mich., to Portland Ore. A bear in Yellowstone National Park ripped a mirror off their car. The ultimate family road trip movie, National Lampoon's Vacation, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. To celebrate the Griswold family's ill-fated odyssey to Walley World, USA TODAY travel staffers — as well as some of our readers — share their favorite tales of road trips gone awry. ONLINE ONLY: More stories from our readers READ MORE: Road trips have come a long way From the readers An unscheduled pit stop Our family vacation for the summer of 1983 called for a low-cost, 15-hour nonstop road... [read full story]                    


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