road trip USA

please excuse the lack of posts over the last month or so. i've been absent from a computer most of the time and getting my nature on. for the first 2 weeks in may, i was in fallbrook most of the time dealing with some family business (namely cleaning out my grandma's house and getting ready to put it on the market). not a fun task but it had to be done. all went well in that arena. i knew the job would be tough so i planned a fun escape which was to drive my car from cali to ny.

i had been toying with the idea of having a car in ny for some time. i love the city and all but i thought it would be so nice to have an escape. i've been here for over 2 years now and haven't had much of a chance to explore outside areas of the city. and what a perfect opportunity to have wheels for the summer. camping trips! weekend drives! the beach! so i decided to make a trip out of it.

wanna decided she would come with. i was happy for my favorite travel buddy to come along and show her her new country (she had just qualified for her green card!). my friend karina decided she wanted to join for the first half of the trip as well. she flew out to LA and was with us until denver and flew back. i was on the road for a total of 16 days. sounds like a good amount of time, but as usual, it wasn't quite long enough.

we camped most of the time. mostly in national and state parks. this country is really fantastic. the ever-changing landscapes, the abundance of open space, all the friendly people. maybe we got lucky along the way, meeting the right people and stopping in the right places, but what we did and saw was beyond awesome. couldn't have asked for a better trip.

i could give you the play by play, but instead, you should look at the photos.



as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.