Road Trip 2012

OK folks, it's time to talk about Road Trip 2012…….

On March 14th, 2012, yours truly turns 50, and what better way to observe a milestone of this importance than to embark on a endeavor that to some may seem risky, and may strike others as hair-brained; but at the same time give that 50 year old an opportunity to show what he can still do, and prove to himself that Old Guys do in fact rule!

Road trip 2012 will be a 7000 mile cross country trip over the course of approximately 3 weeks on my Suzuki Burgman Scooter.

I will be wheels up on Sunday, June 17, 2012 (yes, Father's Day 2012) and I'll head east. My main waypoints will be:

• Mesa, AZ
• Willard, MO
• Buford, GA
• Cedar Point, NC
• Chicago, IL
• Sturgis, SD
• Yellowstone Nat'l Park
• Port Orchard, WA
• Crater Lake Nat'l Park, OR

…. and back home!

Over the next 12 months I have quite a bit of prep to do, related to both my ride, and my myself.

First things first, I'll be converting this blog (at least temporarily) to a pseudo "Mission Control" for my trip so please excuse the dust while I do some re-design work. After that I hope to share with any of you interested enough to come back and read, the process and preparations i'm going through to make Road Trip 2012 a success.

Now that you know what I have planned for next year, please feel free to share your thoughts, offer any recommendations for places to visit, or any suggestions of places to avoid.

In the coming months I'll share more details about the route, the bike I'm using, why I chose the above main waypoints, etc etc etc.

The clock is now ticking we're at T-Minus 357 days, there's a lot to arrange before then, and I'm glad that you're along for the ride!

-FA