The June Itinerary!!

The proposed itinerary for the mo. of June:
(If you would like to meet up with the Trekkers at any point during our journey, don't hesitate! We'd love some company!)


June 4th-- leave Jax for new Orleans-- @8hrs. (night in NO)
June 5th—spend the day/night in N.O . (faiths family)

Bourbon street!!

June 6th-- Leave N.O. for Austin, Tx.—8.5 hrs. (stay with friend)

June 7th-- Leave Austin for San Antonio – Day at the Alamo http://www.thealamo.org/

Night-- en route... http://www.publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=110&recbks=YES
June 8th-- Gila Cliff Dwellings (pueblos!!) http://www.nps.gov/gicl/

Tombstone, Az

Go to Tuscon, Az for the nightly observing program at Kitt Peak (5 hours)
June 9th— Montezuma Castle, Camp Verde, Jerome (ghost town)

http://www.nps.gov/moca/

June 10th—Arrive at Grand Canyon (2ish hours) http://www.nps.gov/grca/
June 11th-- Day at GC
June 12th—Leave GC-> Glen Canyon, Utah—2.5hrs.

Night at Glen Canyon and Canyonlands

June 13th—go to Las Vegas—4.5 hrs.

Night in Las Vegas. Gambling, drinking, full of debauchery.
June 14th— Leave for San Diego, Ca (4ish hrs.)
June 15th—Day in San Diego/Tijiana (Al and Kelly)
June 16th—Leave SD on Pacific Coast Highway for LA (1.5 ish hours)
June 17th—LA
June 18th-- LA
June 19th-- Pacific Coast Highway and night in San Fran, CA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_1
June 20—Go to Yosemite!! http://www.nps.gov/yose/
June 21—Yosemite!!

June 22—Yosemite!!

June 23—Leave Yosemite for NAPA wine valley.

Day in the wine valley and night in SF Hostel

June 24-- Day in SF

June 25-- Day in SF

June 26-- Night in Northern Cali

June 27 &28 -- The Oregon Pacific Coast highway

Las Vegas!!! 5/14-5/18

WHAT HAPPENS in VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS... (well, unless I want to tell you that is... )

My college roommate graduated from Florida State and she and I took a trip to Las Vegas!! It was pretty sweet, Im not gonna lie. This was only the beginning and helped to kickstart my summer journey...

VEGAS was fantastic and it was pretty much every thing I had imagined... all the hotels had themes which were shown on the inside AND outside-- I guess this helps ppl when losing money at a drastic rate, they may then look up at the ceiling and feel as if they are in Paris, New York, or Venice-- then it will all be ok!

We stayed at the Luxor- which was REAL nice... I liked the Egyptian theme-- especially since I was in such a HOTT desert.
This is me in front of the Excalibur- the hotel which looked like a medieval castle which was awesome!!! The Luxor was right next door... More importantly- this is the hotel where the "Thunder from Down Under" show was... such gorgeous Australian men, mmm.

Here I am outside of the Hotel/Casino called (naturally) NewYork, NewYork. There is a roller coaster that goes thru the hotel- which I think is very Vegas. We went gambling here our first night- lost money. We then went to Coyote Ugly the last night we were here- which was just what you would expect- girls dancing on the bar (patrons included) while the male and shy-female patrons watched from below. You will have to wonder which type of female patron I was.... (What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas... )

I went Blackjacking for the first time at Treasure Island and met some nice folks. A drunk man next to me was dropping $300 a hand every time, along with giving me great advice throughout the evening! The couple to my left, younger than me, sat down with $4ooo to start with. Needless to say, I felt a little out of my league with my measly $5 hands! Yet, we were the coolest Blackjack posse I have ever been in and I was sad to go when I had given TI all my dough...


I went to the Bellagio (famous in Ocean's Eleven, 12, and 13) for the Infamous Water show... we didn't have an awesome song to have the water dance to--BUT it was still pretty neat... The show is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53hsHy8TkcE


There were surprisingly not as many wedding chapels as I had expected... We actually took the bus on a search for all the ones we could find so that I could take pictures-- (I was SO in love with Father of the Bride when I was younger and constantly went around singing "Goin' to the Chapel"-- I had to find all the Vegas chapels in order to honor my childhood... )


The Slots-A-Fun were slots for the common man.. it had cheap slots, and more importantly-- cheap blackjack tables!! $3 table minimums instead of the usual $10. I LOVED it here, thanks to my Uncle Bob's recommendation.. Also, the dealers actually talked to you here, like you were human!! Amazing! It was SO unlike the big corporations' dealers in the Fantastic Hotels-- they were like robots that took your money every time you bet. Insanity. (also, I couldn't stop playing BlackJack here because, well for one I was winning, but also there was this gorgeous foreigner sitting next to me that was to just die for!)


Vegas is like no other place I have ever been to-- there are slot machines in the airport, a person can drink alcohol ANYWHERE-- in the swimming pools, walking down the street, walking into stores, anything!! there are gorgeous people and extremely rich people everywhere-- there's also the $49 wedding AND the $49 prostitute. Its just an insane place that is like NO other...

Gettin' Ready!!

I have always wanted to travel across the US of A and explore what I have never seen before. I want to go to places I have never been to and experience things I have never experienced. My buddy FaithFetzer and I are setting out June 4th, '07 to head out west and camp it up... This here is my travel blog to keep everyone updated on my awesome and amazing travels! (be sure to check often..)