| Date & Weather | 6/2/02 (Sun), Sunny | Departure | 11:30 AM (PT) |
| Milage & Route | 471 Miles (Los Angeles, CA - Beaver, UT) | Arrival | 8:30 PM (MT) |
| Motel | Motel 6 | ||
| My Goals Almost all friends and people think I'm crazy, I know. "Do you really drive by yourself?" "Can't you feel loneliness  ?" Whenever I said, "I am going to drive around the states,"
they sometimes mistook "states" for California State. Although
I understood their feelings, I have wondered why few people asked me the
objective of my trip. To me, it's the most important thing and the above
concerns are really small things compared with what I can get during the
journey.  The goals are clear to me. The biggest one is to think about my future; I want to consider what I should do, what I really want to do, what I can do, and how I can accomplish them. I've liked doing so since childhood. However, there has not been enough time to do so for the last decade. I mean it's the time that I could think about only these things without any concerns including my works. There are a lot of other objectives. For example, I want to enjoy magnificent views of nature, wildlife, and big cities, to learn American history, culture, geography, and industry, to take a number of beautiful pictures, and to improve my  English thinking (I hope). In addition, I like experiencing new things.
So, I am sure I can do so everyday during this journey. I am never concerned
I will be tired of this journey. Furthermore, I like achieving something
which I set as my goal in advance. Therefore, I want to manage to complete
this journey whatever happens. Of course, completing this site is also
important. Anyway, this journey is like marathon. I cannot accurately imagine total mileage. Probably, it would be over 10,000 miles. Only restriction I have is to be back by mid  July because some summer classes start. So, it's important to adjust the
pace according to my condition. Today's drive was comfortable and I feel
fine now. I could drive through four states; California, Nevada, Arizona,
and Utah. It took about 450 miles. I could see vast expanse of desert,
tremendous rocks, beautiful green of meadow, and snow on the mountain.
I'm looking forward to what I can see from now on. |
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