I don't remember exactly how this trip began to gestate from zygotic to heartbeat and brainwaves. I do remember ordering tickets and reserving a rental car in January. My inbox told me so. Since then, my friend Lloyd and I have worked tirelessly to create the trip presented in the last post. So far, the longest drive I myself have completed in one sitting is from Springfield, IL to Amarillo, TX which was about 850 miles. We left at 1:00 in the morning and arrived sometime around 7:00 the next evening. Though none of our distances are quite this long, we are doing several long segments including 570 miles from San Francisco to Las Vegas and what could soon come to be known as the suicidal trek of 630 miles from Vegas to Boise, Idaho straight up the eastern half of Nevada. In spite of this, I am beyond desperate for the weekend to arrive that we may begin our quest. Aside from clothing and a small fortune to blow on gas, I have a few personal goals accompanying me on this trip.
- Stand in the Pacific Ocean
- Read a book of the Bible
- Read something I've put off reading
- Listen to an abundance of music, much that I have neglected lately
- See the stars from the desert
- Write
- Meet interesting characters
- See the Golden Gate Bridge
- See the Grand Canyon, possibly see the sunset over
- Not get raped or killed i.e., Deliverance or The Hills Have Eyes
- Get rained on in Seattle
- See big trees
- Experience Fremont in Vegas
One week.
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