Planning Stages

Well, I wanted to start a blog to record the road trip I am planning to take out west this summer. I'm starting the blog now to document all the preparation that's going into it, all the ideas I've got, etc. It's been a dream of mine for a few years now, and, Lord willing, it's finally going to become a reality. I feel like I've waited my whole life for this.

Give me a minute to explain (for those who haven't already heard... or for those who have heard and just want to hear again). The only places I've ever really been for vacation have either been in the South or to Green Bay (one family ski trip to Denver when I was young, but we flew there and I don't remember much about it). I got tired of taking the same trips, driving the same roads, seeing the same places, doing the same things. I now want the unknown. I want new and fresh. I want breathtaking and majestic. To cure this exploratory urge, I've mapped out a 6,000+ mile road trip to explore the Western United States... yep, all in one big honkin trip. Mt. Rushmore, "Big Sky" Montana, the Rockies, the Pacific coast, the Redwood Forest, San Fran, LA, Vegas, the Grand Canyon, the Four Corners, Denver (and the Rockies again), the plains, Dallas, then finally back home again. I've scheduled two weeks for this thing. Could be a little more than that but not less. The main thing is that it's up to me (and whoever ends up going with me). If I/we decide to take a detour, then heck, we're takin a detour and exploring wherever we wind up. 500 miles off route? Who cares? Let's do it. Let's stop here for a while just because. We ain't on a schedule - we're stoppin. Hey, that billboard looked funny. Ok, let's go see what it's all about. Wow, the mountains here look awesome! Dude, let's slow it down and check em out. Yeah. It's that kinda trip. No rules. No limits. We be road trippin my friend. I've been daydreaming about it. It's the most exciting trip I've ever planned. I love the Packers and visiting Lambeau, but it's time for me to appreciate God's creation and see it first-hand. I gotta go big or go home. It's time. It's all or nothin. And I can't wait.

More to come...