an Itinerary in progress...

here it is, my working itinerary (ie flexible and not finished). such as it is....



Day 1:

home in New York ----> Cleveland, OH
- Alfred, NY: visit my alma mater, take a piss on it. (have lunch at Nana's Japanese Cafe)
- Chagrin Falls, OH: visit and spend the night with the Usaj's.

Day 2:
Cleveland, OH ----> South Bend, IN
- Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland: never been there, sounds like a good time and good way to fill out the short day of driving.
- South Bend, IN: visit and spend the night with my wonderful uncle and aunt Larry & Sandy Hock.

Day 3:
South Bend, IN ----> Rolla, MO
- Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore: ummm.... sand and a quick hike?
- Meramec Caverns, MO: Home to the largest single cave formation in the world. sounds like something worth a look to me.
- Mark Twain National Forest, MO: camp for the night.

Day 4:
Rolla, MO ----> Fritch, TX
- Mark Twain National Forest, MO: do a little mt. bike tour in the am, then get on the road.
- Lake Meredith, TX: camp for the night.

Day 5:
Fritch, Tx ----> Cortez, CO
- Lake Meredith, TX: do a little mt. bike tour in the am, then on the road.
- Mesa Verde, CO: see the cliff dwellings again (last time i was 9), and hopefully get a little biking in.

Day 6:
Cortez, CO ----> Moab, UT
- Arches National Park, UT: well if you can't figure out why i'd stop here, do yourself a favor and google some pics.
-Moab, UT: mt. biking, jeep-drooling, etc.

Day 7:
Moab, UT ----> Superior, CO
- last leg of the drive into my new home.
- Grand Junction, CO: quick stop at the Colorado National Monument maybe?
- Superior, CO: meet my new surrogate family, the Burns'.

April showers bring May..... what? wait a minute! wtf mate?

the first week in April can be a crazy time without even considering trying to gather and lift the roots of your life and get ready to leave some cherished things behind. let's start with thursday in Vt., which brought us nearly a foot of late season snow. that slowed aaron and i down a little on moving the Moore family into their newly finished (dare i say it... yea it's close enough) home. finished meaning a lot more finished than an uncleared lot in middlesex, vt but not quite a five-star hilton lived in for a decade home. if you asked, i'd have this to say "what home, built with your own blood, sweat, and tears is ever truly finished? homes of that caliber tend to evolve and grow with you in life and are as much a dynamic and integral part of your family as anyone or anything else."



so i didn't take any decent pics of the house or the work we did there. but if you're interested you should check out aaron and julie's blog. it is filled with pics of the house (i have a few cameos among them) and updates on the family.

on friday i left the splendors of Montpelier behind. it was great to spend the last few months with Jed, that was a huge bonus for me. it's not often in our adult lives that you'll get the chance to live with your brother for a few months and spend time together just shitting around, laughing about nonsense, and well... amusing and bothering the crap out of everyone else with our brother banter and tee hees about everything lewd and inappropriate. jed buddy, we are quite the team.

somewhere to start

so, somewhere to start... i am creating this blog as a means of keeping track of things. in about a month i am driving cross-country from my home in NY to a new life in CO. this will be my journal of that trip and everything that ensues. this page is for my friends and family who i love and i'll miss... i hope that in creating this you'll feel that in some way, you're coming along on this adventure. that said, it'll also save me from having to re-tell all my adventures over and over again to everyone. so yeah, i'm lazy... and selfish.

alright everyone, bear with me, i'm a first-timer and it's going to be rough. it'll be spotty updating this from the road, logistics on that: who knows. more to come