June42010
turning down the Family Wagon……had too, even if i didnt really want too.
WHERE HAVE I BEEN? WHY HAVE A BLOG FOLLOWING YOUR JOURNEY & NOT POST FOR 3 DAYS?? WELL I BEEN BUSY TRYING TO GET THE JOURNEY STARTED SO MUCH LIL RANDOM THINGS GO DOWN…. NOW ITS HARD TO REMEBER. ALMOST MISSING CONNECTING FLIGHTS & RANDOM KIDS TALKING MY BEARD LIKE IM A YOUNG KRIS KRINGLE, BUT SINCE I LANDED HERE BEEN RUNNING ROUND PORTLAND CHASING DOWN VEHICLE LEADS, SNIFFING ‘EM OUT, TURNING ‘EM DOWN (ESPECIALLY WHEN SOME TYPE OF PLANTS ARE GROWING OUT OF THE CARPET & IN THE WINDOWS, NO MATTER HOW SWEET THE RIDE WAS), TRYING TO DECIDE & BEING CONFUSED. SLEEPING IN A RENTAL CAR, THEN SLEEPING BACK AT THE AIRPORT. WONDERING WHY SOMEONE GETS A PARKING TICKET FOR BEING IN PANERA BREAD TOO LONG?? I’LL CLEAR THAT UP TODAY AND HOPEFULLY OFF. NOW IVE GOT TO GET TO BEND, WAITING AT THE AIRPORT FOR MY PROSPECTIVE FUTURE ROAD TRIP VEHICLE TO ARRIVE. KEEP YA POSTED WHEN I HAVE WIFI.
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IVE PURCHASED A ONEWAY TICKET TO PORTLAND OREGON & I LEAVE IN 24HRS. “GOD WILLING & THE CREEK DONT RISE”.
IM GOING FROM BEARD TO THERE & THEN EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN. THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO FLY ACROSS COUNTRY ONEWAY THEN BUY AN OLD SCHOOL VEHICLE THAT I WILL LIVE IN & OUT OF AS I TREK BACK ACROSS THIS LAND EXPERIENCING AMERICA, PEOPLE, PLACES, SIGHTS, TASTES, SOUNDS, ANIMALS & ODDITIES (& them in turn experiencing my bearded self) ALL WHILE DOCUMENTING IT ON HERE AS I GO. THROUGH PHOTO, VIDEO, & VERSE I HOPE TO SHARE PEOPLES STORIES & MINE AS THEY CROSS PATHS, AMAZING SITES, & WEIRD THINGS I COME ACROSS ALL WHILE BEARDING ON DOWN THE ROAD!
WHILE IN OREGON I WILL BE COMPETING IN THE “BEARD TEAM USA NATIONALS” BEARD & MOUSTACHE COMPETITION HAPPENING IN BEND, OR. ON JUNE 5TH. http://beardteamusa.org/nationals/
THE VEHICLE ITSELF WILL BE OLD, 60’S OR 70’S, CLASSIC, PROBABLY A CRAIGSLIST FIND, MAYBE AN RV/TRUCK WITH CAMPER/VAN/WAGON/HEARSE?, IMPORTANTLY FIT MY NEEDS/STYLE, AS I WILL LIVE IN IT, AND MOSTLY BE CHEAP. LESS THAN A $1000. NO GPS, JUST MAPS. NO DIRECT ROUTE, JUST PLACES IN MIND I KNOW I WANT TO VISIT OR SEE. I WANT THE OPTION OF THE FORK IN THE ROAD TO SEE WHERE IT GOES. MAYBE ILL ZIG MAYBE ILL ZAG, BUT ILL BE EFFICIENT AS I CAN TO GET TO THE NEXT STOP.
A GO WITH THE FLOW SOLO ROAD TRIP.
ONE BEARD’S JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA.
“FROM BEARD TO THERE”
