You may be asking yourself, "HOW CAN WE GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK !?!?!?"
(As someone very new to the blogging world, I have decided to make a few posts before we leave to avoid any technical frustration during the trip. For a little inspiration, I have relied heavily upon renown motivational speaker Matt Foley. So far, so good! )
We are still tweaking a few plans for our upcoming roadtrip. Yesterday I mentioned wanting to visit Yosemite "along the way", which Byron reminded me really isn't along the way after all (because it's an extra 16 hr. drive to-and-from our original route). You see, the Cincinnati Bearcats are playing Fresno State on September 4th, and it would be the coolest, awesomest, bestest thing to see them play in California. Just not enough time. I'm sure we will raid a bar or hotel lobby showing ESPN that night, to show our loyal support for the Cats, whose games we rarely miss. But we will have a few extra days to spare should some other "shorter" last minute detours come up.
The focus for these next few days is making sure we are fully prepared and have all the supplies needed for backcountry camping, sightseeing and hiking throughout the national parks. Good news is we already have many of the items from previous trips, minus a few. We are still in need of:
~updated quality camera with greater than 8-photo capacity and 5 minutes battery life
~air mattress with less than 3 leaks, preferrably
~emergency crank radio that quadruples as a flashlight, toaster, harmonica, and rotating tie rack (see below).
Another recent concern is our need for bear spray. When Jack Hannah made the news recently for successfully fending off a bear attack I was rather alarmed. Even though he was in Glacier, Montana there are still many bear sightings in Yellowstone on a regular basis.
Such cuddly-looking creatures grazing around all day, but turn on a dime to charge you!
But despite all the fuss about bears, I am really MOST concerned about accidentally startling Sasquatch.
Forget the bear bells and pepper spray- we will be keeping some Jack Link's at arm's length at all times to fend off this dude ASAP!
In all reality, we will be plenty prepared for the trip. This is the best time to take a few weeks vacation before things get hectic again this year. And who knows the next time we will be able to spare 3 weeks and some extra greenbacks for a vacation such as this!
We have just over 2 weeks to get last-minute supplies in order. In fact, we may even over-pack a bit. It's worth jamming the car extra full just to rest assured that the pudgy pie iron is within reach and the smores kit is safely stowed, ready for immediate use. Because after all, we don't wanna be caught empty-handed messin' with Sasquatch!
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