Road Trip

There is nothing like planning a road trip to get your head out of the day-to-day blahs. As who you are with is more important that where you are going, I was really struggling with who to ask. Running through my quicklist of guy friends, I narrowed it down to two of the more mellow types. While I waffled between asking both or just one, I kept playing with the route which seemed to grow daily. Each time I zoomed in or searched the map for rec ideas, I found more places I had to drive through. (love those google drag and drop waypoints)

Just when I'd settled on a copilot, I had a crazy idea...what about my wife!

After a few dropped hints and some route changes (gotta stop to see the long lost pals in WA) and adding a day (what, were you just going to drive 24/7) and some major changes in sleepover plans (the dive turns into a dome with couples massage...? next night to a B&B ) she was all-in.

I think it will be a lot of fun and with the redbull, ipod and some great books, it will be a trip to remember. Not sure when the snow melts - maybe plan this for May? That gives many more weeks of daydreaming and planning.


Route as it stands today

Start	End	Miles Leg	Miles Total	Hours Leg	Hours Total
Redding, CA	Twin Falls, ID	648	648	12	12
Twin Falls, ID	Jackson, WY	411	1059	7	19
Jackson, WY	Gardiner, MT	157	1216	4	23
Gardiner, MT	Coeur d'Alene, ID	443	1659	6.5	29.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID	Seattle, WA	313	1972	5	34.5
Seattle, WA	Chico, CA	663	2635	11	45.5
			2635		45.5