Flying by the seat of our pants

It's almost here. Jack casually mentioned that he wanted to take a road trip west this year. I jumped at the chance. No concrete plans. Just pack and go. But where? What was our final destination? Did we have one?

As I'm the planner, I suggested Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. I hadn't been there since I was a kid and I wanted to go again. Jack mentioned Northern California, Washington State, and Idaho. Maybe Montana? We settled on the Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, and southern Montana region. Good, we now have some sort of plan. Not concrete, but something. So we marked the calendar and decided to take advantage of the July 4th holiday.

We contacted the tourism boards of the states we'd be traveling through and soon our mailbox was jammed with road maps, and vacation guides telling us of all the things to see and do along the way. Let's see, that would be Wisconsin (been there, done that), Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. I looked for apps that would find free wifi along the way, possible campground locators, and anything else that might be useful. I mentioned the idea of posting a travel blog to Jack but he doesn't agree with this blog business of spending time telling the story of our trip along the way when we should be out and about doing other things. Isn't that why we're taking this road trip? To get away from all that?

So we've started to gather our camping gear, shop for food and other items that we figure we'll need, like a comfortable chair, a hitch for the back of the car to add extra storage, and most importantly, an air mattress! Gone are the days of wanting to sleep on the ground. Jack and Susan like cushy.

So this will be the journal of our travels west with the child of our elder years - our dog Maggie. Should be some sort of adventure. Stay tuned.