The "new"

There exists an inordinately long period of time between the culmination of a plan and the commencement of it. Then d-day arrives and you realize you forgot a few things. Like every other person in the planning stages I am trying to eliminate those gaps. We will see how I have done.

This venture that I am planning will take me to many places in this country that I have missed until now. So I go on-line and seek information. Always on the look-out for something missed, another line for the bucket list. Every state in my initial loop has a State Tourism org. and I have sent for information to all...except one. Washington. Their website is similar to their climate, cloudy and grey. To the point where, I might pass on the pleasures of Seattle and the 400 mile drive from Oregon to get there. Think I'll go to Glacier instead, it appears to be more welcoming. Warmer!

This first loop, which I think will take a year is still in the developmental stage. Hopefully there be other loops and other years, but first things first. The RV will be big while I am on the road, but a bit more stifling when I am parked and living in it. That puts communication very high on the list of must be squared away items. E-mail, blog, Skype, Facebook and phone all have to be as good as possible. An initial sketchy idea is to go to a place and stay until...whatever and then move on to the next point, ad nauseum. Warm in the winter, coast and waterfalls in the summer. Not very precise. If I need precise, it will need more work.

Photos to follow