[posted by Ali]
I've created this blog to document the cross-country adventure on which my sister (Emily), cousin (Jonas), and I are about to embark. My sister and I have been dreaming about doing some major road trip after her graduation from college for a while now, and her decision to pack up and move to San Francisco gave us the perfect excuse to do an East-West trek. Jonas has been living in L.A. for the past two years but spent this past summer back on the East Coast, so on Monday, August 29th, the three of us will be packing ourselves into his tiny Hyundai and setting out on the open road.
I'm thrilled to be doing this trip. I've felt for some time that I've actually seen much more of other countries (particularly Colombia and Argentina) than my own. My domestic travel experience has thus far been limited heavily to the bi-coastal regions, with only a couple stints in Chicago and Iowa as outliers. This trip will change that, and I'm embracing the opportunity to experience the world outside my New England / NYC / California bubble. The pace will be rather rigorous, as we're planning to arrive in San Fran just over a week after we leave. The route has also been chosen based on the friends and family who are generous enough to let us crash at their homes. The itinerary is as follows:
8/29 leave Boston, arrive in Western PA
8/30 leave Western PA, arrive in Columbus, OH
8/31 leave Columbus, OH, stop in Bloomington, IN for lunch; stay in St. Louis, MO
9/1 leave St. Louis, arrive in Oklahoma City, OK
9/2 leave Oklahoma City, arrive in Albequerque, NM
9/3 leave Albequerque, arrive in Flagstaff
9/4 leave Flagstaff, see Grand Canyon, arrive somewhere in California
9/5 arrive in San Francisco!
We're supposed to be getting a major hurricane tomorrow, but we New Englanders tend to obsess over weather and often chalk a storm up to something a lot bigger than it actually ends up being. We've been told that it might delay our trip, but I'm confident that we'll get on the road as scheduled.
It's my goal to have us update this blog each day with a couple of pictures and a post. Stay tuned!
I've created this blog to document the cross-country adventure on which my sister (Emily), cousin (Jonas), and I are about to embark. My sister and I have been dreaming about doing some major road trip after her graduation from college for a while now, and her decision to pack up and move to San Francisco gave us the perfect excuse to do an East-West trek. Jonas has been living in L.A. for the past two years but spent this past summer back on the East Coast, so on Monday, August 29th, the three of us will be packing ourselves into his tiny Hyundai and setting out on the open road.
I'm thrilled to be doing this trip. I've felt for some time that I've actually seen much more of other countries (particularly Colombia and Argentina) than my own. My domestic travel experience has thus far been limited heavily to the bi-coastal regions, with only a couple stints in Chicago and Iowa as outliers. This trip will change that, and I'm embracing the opportunity to experience the world outside my New England / NYC / California bubble. The pace will be rather rigorous, as we're planning to arrive in San Fran just over a week after we leave. The route has also been chosen based on the friends and family who are generous enough to let us crash at their homes. The itinerary is as follows:
8/29 leave Boston, arrive in Western PA
8/30 leave Western PA, arrive in Columbus, OH
8/31 leave Columbus, OH, stop in Bloomington, IN for lunch; stay in St. Louis, MO
9/1 leave St. Louis, arrive in Oklahoma City, OK
9/2 leave Oklahoma City, arrive in Albequerque, NM
9/3 leave Albequerque, arrive in Flagstaff
9/4 leave Flagstaff, see Grand Canyon, arrive somewhere in California
9/5 arrive in San Francisco!
We're supposed to be getting a major hurricane tomorrow, but we New Englanders tend to obsess over weather and often chalk a storm up to something a lot bigger than it actually ends up being. We've been told that it might delay our trip, but I'm confident that we'll get on the road as scheduled.
It's my goal to have us update this blog each day with a couple of pictures and a post. Stay tuned!
you're coming to sf?!?
ReplyDeletei'm guessing you won't be here very long but it'd be great to see you for a second. let me know.