The Gameplan, and Welcome

Hey,

Glad you wound up here :) I got a couple dozen emails asking
what the deal was with this road-trip, so let me break it down
in a bit more detail:

For years, I've wanted to just drop it all. Leave work behind,
cut off the cell phone, grab a car with some gas and head out
wherever the world takes me. Think about it: No stress...
No responsibilities... And the world at your fingertips...

... In a word: Absolute Freedom.

(OK two words... Bite me ;-) )

But last year, everything changed. I decided to drop out of college,
and pick-up the illustrious, exciting career of being a writer.

Thankfully, I've been doing pretty well, and now I've got
even MORE free time than ever. January of this year, I decided
to finally ACT on this dream of mine, and hit the road this summer
... For at least a month.

I ran this by two of my best friends since I was five - Brendan and
Garrett, you'll meet them in a bit - And I was surprised when they
both said, "As soon as we graduate, let's hit the fuckin' road!"
Well... In one month, it's, as they so eloquently put...


... Time to hit the fuckin' road!

And that's where you come in.

I got a digital camera ready for the trip, and decided I wanted to create a blog to FILL with the amazing stories of road-trip adventures, pictures of places we see and people we meet, and to keep track of what's bound to be an incredible point in my life.

Then I thought about how I felt when I was dying to get a little time "away from it all" ... Just a little moment to myself.

I remembered the hundreds of people who said "I'd love to do that... But I can't get away from work, school, my family, whatever", when I shared my idea.

So I decided to create this blog for all of them... For you.

I want you to leave your 2-cents in the comments below each and every blog post, and follow us on twitter: www.Twitter.com/hellonwheelsrt. Tell me where we should go, where YOU'D love to go... adventures you want to see, stories you'd love to share, or moments you want to relive about YOUR past experiences "on the land".

I'm going to update this blog every couple of days before the trip, and every day once we hit the road. And you can share in our "childhood dream" of freedom, experience, and a little bit of mischievous adventure throw-in for good measure. ;-)

Thanks again for checking out our blog, and I'll give you a ton more info once I get a chance to settle in and get my bearings. I just want to ask you one favor:

Please, tell your friends.

Share this experience with them, and maybe you'll even inspire them into a little Hell-On-Wheels yourself.

Talk to you (very) soon.

Your friend,

- Alex