Preparations underway for rollercoaster ride

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”
-- Epicurus (341 - 270 BC), Greek philosopher, author

And so it is. Many items remain on the "desired" list but many others have been purchased. So we will soon add to our arsenal a new GPS, camera, sleeping bag, lantern, flashlights, power inverter, clothes, etc. In all, quite a bundle of moolah has been spent already getting ready for our whale of a trip. And it is mammoth! More than 3200 miles roundtrip. 6 national parks, lots to see, lots to drive, lots of time to share. I will try to put together a map of our route to share here. In words, I would describe it as a circle. Starting out from Dublin, we are driving south east to Las Vegas, east to the Grand Canyon and Zion national parks, north to Bryce Canyon before hitting the great Salt Lake, then we drive north through the Tetons to Yellowstone national park and then north west to Glacier national park. On our way back, we stop in Portland for a night before being back in Dublin. It is 12 nights in all.
We have spent most of our free time over the last couple of weeks planning the route out, making reservations and prioritizing what needed to be purchased. I think we are finally nearly set. There shall be lots of photos of course, so keep watching this space.
Arjun will be here in little over a week :)