It's happening; The thing I've feared since the dot.com bust back in 2001. I'm being laid off from my job of 13 1/2 years at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Just as this shock began to subside Leon came home with the news that the company where he has worked for the last 12 years will be closing due to the owner's failing health. With these life changing events unfolding for us Leon and I have had many conversations about what our next steps should be and we've come to a decision: We're going on a Airstream road trip! We realize that we have been given a gift of time away from the work-a-day world so we are taking advantage of it.
Here's our travel plan. We will head out west to visit National and State Parks in South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. We'll then turn towards home with visits to sites in Colorado, Kansas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Our plan is flexible, so we may add or subtract places as we go, depending on what interests us.
First things first: Follow along as we prepare our trailer for this adventure. We'll be adding solar panels and a solar controller over the next couple of weeks along with other upgrades and repairs. We'll also be working on the routes we'll travel and places to stop along the way. We'll post them here, please provide your feedback / suggestions!
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Good for you! It sounds like the adventure of a lifetime! I look forward to living vicariously through your adventures!
ReplyDeleteGoodLuck,my trip was great,I decided to retire early.CarlsBad Carverns was a great take.Rv park on the left $22/nt.30amp.firedog (;>
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle and Leon - We just did such a trip with our T@B. For some suggestions of nice places to camp on the way, as well as where we stayed in Yellowstone, Glacier, and Theodore Roosevelt, look at myfirsttrailer.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteIf you need someone to babysit your Minuet while you're away... :)