Palin bus tour leaves Washington - but for where?

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she is "still kind of contemplating" a presidential bid.

Palin on Monday said it would be a mistake to allow traditional campaign-style coverage of her East Coast bus tour that has stoked speculation about her next moves. Instead, Palin said she would offer her own coverage of the tour on her blog.

In an interview with her employer, Fox News, Palin says she doesn't owe traditional reporters anything and is not going to play by the traditional rules. That includes releasing a schedule for her bus tour. On her political action committee's website, Palin says she visited George Washington's home in Virginia and Fort McHenry, Maryland.

She also stopped by the National Archives.