Do you have a plan?

This is the first thing people ask me when they find out that Mark and I are going cross-country this summer. Plans? Well just a few. I'm not really a planner until it is necessary or imminent. I know we want to reach LA by August 1st and have to return home for the start of school in late August. I know we want to see some family and friends along the way and visit as many national parks as possible. But plans? I don't really know how to plan. I have never done this before. My more adventurous trips have been by air and few have been by road. Will we want to take it slow and steady or speed up and then stop and stay? Will we want to notice every little detail or make it to the next known landmark? What will the weather bring and will we be free to choose the Harley or be required to take cover in the truck? Too many variables to predict, so it is a "we'll see" kind of adventure.

I guess the plans are to not make too many plans. To be flexible enough to not get disappointed in failure to meet goals and to be disciplined enough to make steady progress in order to see as much as possible, with the time we have. The plans are to learn more about ourselves, see with our own eyes beautiful American landscapes, and become acquainted with the diversity of American people. We want to see our friends and family in their surroundings and bring this big country a little closer to home. I want to take lots of pictures that will be a reminder of where we have been and keep the memories with us once we return home.

So those are the plans...and hopefully lack of plans will work to our favor. Of course, in case of poor planning, there is always Walmart!

Stay tuned for our adventures.