So It Begins

So here we begin The Great American Road Trip.  This will be a joint-venture, both the trip and the blog, between mi madre and me.  I’m kind of a geek but I truly get caught up in the romance of the westward bound road trip across this great nation.  Lewis and Clark.  Manifest Destiny.  Route 66.  All these travellers found themselves in an unforgiving adventure heading in to the setting sun.  Now sure…my Jeep Grand Cherokee with cruise control and Sirius XM radio is a little more comfortable than a covered wagon being pulled by oxen.  Sure…our accommodations will likely resemble a Holiday Inn and not a campfire on the prairie.  Sure…I’ve got a Road Atlas, GPS, and an iPhone so we will not be relying on a map that describes beyond the Mississippi River as “here be dragons” but still, a pretty cool adventure nonetheless. 

By the way, in the classic game we all played in 5th grade, “The Oregon Trail”, well I decided not to pack fire wood so my wagon train died by Day 3…probably a good thing I have a Smart Phone and a credit card.