The reason for the Blog: The trip around the United States

I want to explain why I even started this blog. Some time ago - I'm not even sure when, I ran across an article about The Ultimate US Road Trip. It was probably on my Google page, I don't know. Anyway, I looked it up, and it looked so amazing, that I decided I wanted to do it. It's a trip through the lower 48 states, with 50 attractions to visit.

I started by charting where to go, and where I might be able to stay, and then realized it wouldn't help if I did it on paper. I had a notebook devoted to ideas that I put it in originally, but this... needed more research. More flexibility. So I started by putting it into Notion. It has a sort of rudimentary database set up, and I was able to connect everything together, which is what I wanted. I started collecting data on some of the costs, like what it would take to visit the attractions. I checked into AAA, and AARP, and a few other things, just to give me a look at how much it would be to do this with the most comfort.

I know there's going to be more to costs because of gas, and groceries, and all of that. But I got as much as I could figure out. I'm currently working through the schedule, to see how long it will take.

This blog is about my journey toward getting prepped for this trip and then going on the trip, I hope. There are a lot of things I have to think about, things I need to change about me in order to make this work better, to make sure I can enjoy it. Some of it will be that I want to rent a couple of different RV/trailers in order to see how it will work, to see what happens.

I'm not only using Notion, but also the Dayzero Project, a site that allows one to make to-do lists. I found it because of something I ran across over 10 years ago, the 101 goals in 1001 days. I can't remember at all where I found it. I wish I could. I haven't done that particular goal list in a long time - the last time I tried, I realized it wasn't something I was interested in doing. I might try again another time, but for now, it's off. Still, I have a couple of lists focused on this trip: one is on the things I think I need to do to get ready for it, and the other is the list of things I want to see around each attraction. Options, anyway. I still have a lot to work on.