The Plan

Again this year, there is a rough plan of where we're going. I'm driving out with our Mt Bikes and "supplies" (thanks Wayne). Charmelle is flying to Reno. After some great time in Tahoe, Charmelle, Angela and I will drive from Incline Village to Sedona to celebrate Jo's 50th. After some days of celebration with Jo, JJ, and others, Charm and Angela will fly home from Phoenix and I'll start my trip home. I'm taking the long route to give me time to visit friends and family.

As many of you know, I believe in the saying "If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans." However, I feel there needs to be some sort of plan in place or I could wander the country for months. So here is the basic plan.

On my way out west, I'm hoping to stop through Jackson Hole, the Tetons, and Yellowstone for a couple of days. Granted, I could spend weeks in that area, but a couple of days will be better than none. Then on to Tahoe for the normal fun we have there (hiking, biking, eating, resting, laughing, and so on). After I drop Angela and Charm off at the airport, I'm headed to Tucson for a couple of days.

I'll catch up with some friends (JTSTW, Jan and Judith) and family (Teri, Roman, and Alexis) and visit some of my old haunts. Not to mention, I'm already planning on Viva Burrito breakfast burritos every day!

From Tucson, I'll head east to Hatch NM to grab some of the best chili peppers in the world and enjoy some outstanding chili verde. Are you sensing a theme? Then I'm headed to San Antonio to see Sharon, Corintha, Lonnie and the kids, and Ida. Then I'm off to Duson, LA to see the Wortmans in the heart of cajun country. From there I'm heading north to Oxford MS to see the Greene family. As I continue north, I'm continuing my culinary tour by getting some Memphis BBQ on my way to Louisville where I'll get to visit with my dear friend (not old, we are not old) Jared and his family. Then it's a short 6 hours home. All totaled, the basic trip is looking to be around 6,000 miles and will take about 100 hours of driving. Luckily, I'll be spacing that out over lots of days.