I’ve played with the idea of spending time on America’s Main Street, the Lincoln Highway and Historic Route 66 for some time now. I never committed to a plan. Lately, The itch has become unbearable. I need to hit the open road.
School. Work. Money. Girlfriend. There was always an excuse or reason for not going on the road trip. The excuses need to end. Before I know it, I’ll be 85 years old and still putting it off. The excuses ARE ending. No girlfriend giving me guilt trips about going on a road trip. Money is lean but I can work hard before leaving and maybe a few angels can help me realize my dream. I’m on extended hiatus from school.
I plan to spend a month exploring the United States. I want to drift in a general direction. After the day after the half marathon, I leave for New York City to be begin my drive down America’s Main Street, The Lincoln Highway. I head down the Pacific Coast Highway to Santa Barbara to hook up with Route 66. The Mother Road will lead me back home to Chicago. There are definite must see and must do things on my list like Valley Forge, and Yosemite. I hope to explore and find something interesting, something exciting, and something fun in between. We’ll see.
I’ll have a couple of months to plan my trip. There’s a lot of things to consider like my new ride to replace poor Justine, travel buddies, financing, and duration. Is anyone else planning a road trip or have any helpful advice for an extended trip like this?
