On the Road!!

We just crossed the Mississippi River into Iowa so I thought I'd take a moment to say "hi" from the road. We plan to make it to Dyersville, IA to see the Field of Dreams and then see how far we can drive. Internet connection may be spotty on the way, but at the latest you should hear from us as we leave Yellowstone and head to Glacier. Bon Voyage!!

On another note...

Hey all, I got the job at South Arbor Academy in Ypsi so I will be gainfully employed when I return from my trip. I'll be teaching Geography and History to the squirrelly little creatures known as 7th/8th graders. Today's my last day of confirmed internet connection but hopefully you'll all hear from me soon.

....Go!

Ok, not quite yet, but I did want to give you all one more chance to check this out before we leave. This is also an opportunity to influence and shape our trip. Take a look at our itinerary and let me know if you have any suggestions or memories from any of these places. Also, this is another opportunity to subscribe to the posts (or just make a mental note to check back OFTEN!)

This itinerary is pretty set, but it is slightly flexible:
June 28-July 3: Field of Dreams (it's on the way!), Badlands, Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore (Fireworks!!)
July 4-7: Grand Tetons, Camp Davis, Jackson Hole
July 7-10: Yellowstone
July 11-13: Glacier
July 14-17: Seattle, Olympic
July 18-21: Crater Lake, Redwood, California Coast, San Francisco
July 22-24: Yosemite
July 25-26: Arches
July 26-28: Leave Arches, Denver, Drive home

On your mark, get set........

Ok, so it's almost time to leave on this wonderful journey and it's just now starting to set in. I thought I'd throw a post online now (in part so I could use it to add the picture to the Profile) since I plan on sending this link out to you guys fairly soon. I chose the wedding picture because this month-long trip is just another leg in our journey together ... and it will be a test of those wedding vows since we'll be spending all day-everyday together ... and there are a lot of steep cliffs tempting me to push Tom over. I'm just kidding of course, I think this is going to be a great trip and I'm unbelievably lucky to have someone that I can enjoy spending 30 days with doing things we both enjoy.

So what can you expect from this site? Well, I'll try to keep it updated as often as possible (those long stretches of road leave me plenty of time to post) but I'll only be able to get it online when we hit a wi-fi connection. In the event this whole plan goes downhill and this is the only thing that ever gets posted...sorry.

Alrighty, that's all for now, but be sure to check back! You can comment on pictures (I'm going to try and add some as we go) or comment on my posts or comment on other people's comments. As you can see, there's a lot of commenting expected of you. Ok, not really, but if you want to, that's great. Check back often, leave your thoughts, set up an alert to get new messages :-)

Let the journey begin.