Ideas Are The Beginning Points of All Fortunes

The idea of a road trip all around the US of A has been rattling in the back of my head since I was a little girl playing at my dad's old camper. I loved sleeping in there, even though it was just parked outside the house in a broken pick up truck.

I made the decision to take this trip while attending the "Chesapeake Bay Balloon and Wine Festival" at Talbot county Maryland.

Wine DOES make anything look better ;)

I am going to count this festival as my day 1 - I was accompanied by my friends Kim and Veronika and I had the pleasure of meeting my new friend Shari. Women are at their best when we support and encourage each other and that day I was encouraged and empowered to fallow my dream - whatever shape it would take...

So on Saturday August, 4, the seed that was planted and generously hydrated with wine started to germinate...

I discovered that Google Maps has a "My Maps" section where I can ...(hold for it)... Create my OWN MAPS! with directions to each one of my destinations.

I continue researching around the interwebs, and for a moment I thought maybe I'll rent an RV.

Did a couple of Google searches and I stumble onto SUV RVing website, where I saw this guy (his name is Tristan Higbee) explain how to make a bed inside of his RAV4...

Life changer!

Sunday August 5, after going to church at MCC NoVA (A Spiritual Community For ALL People - No Exceptions. No Kidding) and hearing all about Balaam's talking donkey (a.k.a. his ride), I thought I should add extra protection to MY ride.

So I headed to AAA to up my membership and find the TripTiks!

“Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity" After two or three hours at AAA...

And then, I headed to Facebook and did a search for "Women RVing" and I found a plethora of groups and pages! It has been a source of information, ideas, and human interaction! (proof that I am conquering my social anxiety issues - sure, it is only on cyberspace, hey I AM meeting new people - so as far as I am concern that is another WIN).

The preparation continues, the packing almost completed and the maps printed I am tingling with anticipation

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"Best ... bartender from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine - or Portland, Oregon...” -Jack Torrance

My own westward expansion is accomplished! Portland to Portland! All 4000K miles of the journey! DONE! "… You were always the best of 'em. Best ... bartender from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine - or Portland, Oregon for that matter.” -Jack Torrance, in The Shining. T he exterior of the 'Overlook Hotel' is the Timberline Lodge , Mount Hood in the Hood River area of Northern Oregon. One of my "Wander List" Items that I am proud to check off is coming to Portland Oregon. The idea of all those explorers making it “out west” and crossing the vastness of the continent to “see what is out there” has always been appealing. Perhaps because I am the child of immigrants. I am an immigrant. The image of all those people taking the chance and picking up all that they could to make it “all the way” to Portland… Leaving everything behind and carving a life in a new place. I identify with all of that… the sense of adventure, the search for something better

Savannah Georgia - All I hope for

“If you go to Atlanta, the first question people ask you is, "What's your business?" In Macon they ask, "Where do you go to church?" In Augusta they ask your grandmother's maiden name. But in Savannah the first question people ask you is "What would you like to drink?” ― John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil And you can take your drinks to go too! I made it to Savannah! What a gem to finish the grand tour with! I have to come back with my significant other some day! First a quick stop on New Orleans: Then Savannah:

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Shortcuts! Here are shortcuts to the posts by the park or city: September 29: Sleepy Hallow New York , Tapan Zee Bridge. October 1: Maine Visited a dear friend and enjoy a trip to the lake! October 2: More of New England and Hyde Park in New York October 4: Letchworth State Park in New York the "Grand Canyon for the East" October 7: Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota - Driving fast so I had to skip a lot but it was a nice drive October 9: South Dakota, Black Hills, Wyoming Dead presidents, Alien Ships rest areas and SNOW! October 10,12 and 13: Yellowstone! , Yellowstone , and one more Yellowstone October 14: Arches National Park in Utah - Beauty beyond compare October 16: Portland to Portland ! From Portland Maine to Portland Oregon in one piece! mostly. October 19: Oregon, Crater Lake and I learned about "trail magic" October 21: Lava Fields, Redwoods and made into California October 24: Glass Beach

Virginia Beach- Being a tourist in your own backyard

Visiting my own back yard! I am also going to try to visit Shenandoah to complete the loop. Visited a friend in Virginia Beach and she was kind to drive me around and making sure I visited Mount Trashmore to complete my experience.

Geeks of the World Unite!

How I am putting my Geeky skill set to use First thing first: I need a way to keep my laptop, phone, iPad, camera, etc, etc, charged - I got my nifty Yeti 150 (on sale this weekend on REI - no, they are not paying me any money to advertise) Then: Wouldn't it be nice if I had a dash cam so I can record the endless hours of driving... Maybe I can borrow a Go-Pro from a friend! Never got an answer... I do not want to buy a go-pro or dash cam! I am being thrifty... oh wait a minute, I have an old phone! There is got to be a way to do this.... I Googled "how to re purpose old cell phone as dash cam" - I found many articles but I like HTG (How To Geek) - so I follow their advice. You can read ALL About it by following the link . I suggest you delete ALL apps, so you have a bare bones phone. This will help with battery and memory. Delete ALL data and personal information, if you loose it, your personal information will not go with it. You don't want to

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