The “Calendar” (as of Sometime in May 2021)

John — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:10:40 +0000

Pay attention especially to the green rectangles; they mark off the months when we think — or imagine, or fantasize — we’re going to be in or near those locations. (In this clip, I’ve also grayed-out the areas NOT within the rectangles.) Note that the list of places was current maybe a month ago, so the order has changed some. Also note that — as of today, anyhow — we’re not planning actually to stay at all of these places; some are just points of interest along the way.

Those of you who remember our (thanks, COVID-19!) disastrously anticlimactic “EuroTour 2020” planning may remember the colorful schedule I came up with, Whether you remember it or not, shown at right is a trimmed-down version of the “USTour 2021” counterpart.

(Click on that image to see the first page in full, including how to interpret the various color codes. Glutton for punishment? Click here for page 2.)

As with last year’s “schedule,” our objective with this one is to minimize the varieties of climate we need to pack for. I probably don’t need to tell you that one of us is more amenable to warmer temperatures than the other, and vice-versa for the cooler. But we just won’t have enough room in the car to pack the clothes we might need for every eventuality, no matter when we visit Location X, Y, or Z.

Once you get past September, the choices get narrower and narrower; we need to avoid really cold weather — and the possibility of snow — which likely puts some of the northern- and westernmost regions beyond reach for this trip. No help for it, alas…! As it is, as you can see if you’ve checked out the full page-2 image, even the notoriously roasting California and Southwest states look a bit iffy in November and December…

Who knows, maybe a later version of this schedule will add in a loop through Mexico, Costa Rica, etc.

In Our Own Way

The “Calendar” (as of Sometime in May 2021)