Day 1

Hi Friends,

Today begins my road trip with Judy.  Our trips have spanned over 55 years and have taken us to many beautiful places in this country but also to incredible spots around the world.  Still our favorite spots have been those places we called home and the close destinations we have enjoyed.

This trip will be different!  Judy will not be afraid of my driving, will not be giving me advice for my speed, will not be upset with my constant talk show and audio taping involvement, and will not be tired when we reach our destination for the day.  But she will be with me.  We will remember those many experiences of life that we shared.  We will revisit family and friends and I will discover new places and people.

Our trip will leave Scottsdale this morning where we have enjoyed living part time and full time since 1992.  It doesn't seem possible we have been here that long but the time slips away so quickly.  From our little patio home in McCormick Ranch to the larger home we loved in east Scottsdale and then to the smaller home where I now live after Judy required more care in assisted living and a group home. I plan to focus on those many experiences and time with family and friends and plan to take pictures and tell stories as I travel.

I am packed and if I didn't know better I would think I was moving.  I have no idea how long I will be gone so packed for close to a month before I have to do laundry.  I have my computer bag ready and the big Yeti cooler given to me as a gift by friends for this trip.  My intent is to go where and as long as I want so guessing it will be at least three days and up to six weeks!! My intended route is to Pam's home today for the weekend and then north thru CA to SF and the Napa Valley.  On to Portland to visit Judy's sister Jeannie and family.  Then on north to Seattle where we spent nearly ten great (but rainy) years.  Over to Spokane to check out Hailey's future college, on to Courde Lane ID and thru MT visiting close friends and enjoying summer in the most beautiful setting.  Then over to Mt Rushmore and down to Omaha and Fremont where Judy grew up and we met in college and married. From there down to KS to visit my childhood home, over to Denver where we spent most of our married life, and back home to my favorite spot Scottsdale.  Or, if I change my mind I will update as we go.

Talk more on the road!