In mid-May of this year I made the decision to leave Michigan. This decision was taken rather quickly, but had been building for some time. It was a simple matter of means ($) meeting desire.
The decision took place during an early-morning walk with my dog just outside of Ann Arbor proper. When the idea first came to me its simple beauty and balance took me by surprise. I will get into the genesis of this idea later in this blog and the travels it will chronicle. My plan at this time is to travel to Alaska after which I will go to a city in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle is the leading candidate at this time) where I will set up home.
Tomorrow is July 4th and I have yet to leave: preparation has taken me infinitely longer than I imagined (I guessed it might take all of two weeks, from May 14th when the plan was first hatched!!).
Please join me as I prepare my new blue 2005 Michigan State Police Interceptor, with roof top tent and all kinds of camping & communication paraphernalia on a journey which will follow the path which I hitchhiked in 1975 through Canada, the Yukon, Anchorage, and on down to Seward in the Kenai Peninsula!
Postings should be about the length of today's and will include daily events as well as reflections on the changes both physically (no, not planning on reporting any geographic changes save an odd glacial flow!) and culturally. I speak a little to personal changes but promise to keep them brief.
Departure is set for Wednesday, July 14th. I'll let you know when/if anything changes there. In the meantime, thank you so much for the number of "well wishes" I've received thus far.
I am looking forward to the journey and want to thank you for joining!
CD
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