First entry

We are about to be stuck in a car for a month.

More accurately, we'll only be in the car for about a fourth of the road trip, the other time split between setting up tents, sleeping in them, and taking photos of everything we see. Hopefully we can stand each other by the end of the trip, despite some family predictions that we'll be turning around before we hit the East Coast.

Well, good news is we've upgraded from our small yet efficient Korean wimpy car, to a massive American Made, Ford Expedition behemoth. We've actually decided to name the car Behemoth, as that is the only word that can define such a powerful, momentum building heap of machinery. Although our gas consumption may be a bit higher, our sanity will remain reasonably healthy throughout the vacation.

Our goal is to travel to and through as many states as possible over the next month plus. We'll hit the road hard and keep up a fast pace while spending as little as possible. Hopefully split four ways this trip should cost each of us less than $500 dollars including food, camping permits, gas, and occasionally slushies from 7-11. It's a challenge, I know, but we're setting our goals high and perhaps we'll land in the middle somewhere. (Maybe around $600?)

We're starting from the lowest, and westernest part of the United States, and we're traveling from here to Florida, then to Maine, and across to Washington state, and then back home. It's a giant circle, through a wide range of landscapes, cities, and cultures, and it's something I feel lucky to have the time (and money) to do.

Feel free to follow along or use this blog as a guide for when you decide to leave it all behind and get stuck in a car with a few friends and a bag of trail mix.