This is it, the last post before takeoff. I’d like to take a moment just to give everyone a brief overview of the trip and what my plans are. THE ROUTE I’ll be leaving tonight, June 29th, at 10pm from New York. My goal is drive straight through Chicago IL and Fargo ND to Edmonton,…

Tomorrow’s the big day. In terms of postings, here is my plan: LIVE GPS LOCATION Wednesday night I will make a link go live titled “Live GPS Location” (or something like that). The page will have a Google Map with the location that Copilot and I are at. It should show one dot with our…

PACKING Well, this is it. Two days and twelve hours to go. I feel pretty good about everything. I’m almost done packing, just a handful of odds and ends to gather. I still need to find my favorite atlas. I don’t like using a GPS on cross country trips. To me it takes away from…

One of the many things that enticed me in the Milepost was this place called “Wild Things Harvest”. It is a locally run shop that sells wild arctic char, local fireweed honey, morels, and wild-harvested berry preserves. The owners Eric and Ying Allen run it from their home in Little Fox Lake (all the way…

I just re-read my potential itinerary for the Alaska trip which luckily gave me some much needed confidence back. As the numbers on the countdown clock shrink I’ve been getting more worried about the time crunch. Should I ask for another day off at work even though it’s looked down upon? Can I make it…

Today was my last free full day to prepare for the Alaskan road trip. Next weekend I’ll be in Jersey helping Copilot’s family move, and then the following weekend I have a wedding to go to in Syracuse. I still have many things on my to-do list, but most can be done weekdays after work….

Unfortunately I have no exciting news. I’ve been so busy with Reality that I haven’t accomplished much. Since the last update I finished skimming through The Milepost. I jotted down a list of things to look into, so eventually I have to go online and read up on these places. I also started sorting through…

This Alaska trip has me worried. I know I can accomplish it with the limited time given, but the question is will I be able to fit everything in that I’d like to do? Looking back at some of my New York to Los Angeles trips, I’ve managed to conquer 5,000 miles (XCRT-5) in 7…

I’ve actually done a lot more planning on this trip than I thought. I think it’s mostly for two reasons. First, I’m incredibly excited and anxious. Second, since this really is a once in a lifetime opportunity, I don’t want to look back and regret not going somewhere. I’m sure I won’t see everything, but…