Alright, this is the current plan of the Juan Way Tour.

It will happen in the summer of 2009, with a few festivals in the spring (just festivals, no other stops on the way there or back).
The vessel which will bring us about the country will be a modified school bus, which I will have completed by the summer of 2008 (at which point we will test it out with a mini-trip). The bus will not sleep any more than 4 people.
The plan is to hit as many music festivals, cities, landmarks, etc as possible in the summer. All of this will be published to its own website in video, picture, and text form.
Now, most festivals charge for admission, but hopefully I will be able to convince them that the massive exposure from the website will justify free entry for whoever is on the bus, and maybe a few others.
Gas is not a problem, because the bus will be running on veggie oil, which restaurants give away for free.
Food is going to be one of the few consistant costs through the whole tour, but it won’t total too high (its not like we’re going to be dining like kings during this).
Certain festivals accept volunteers, who get free admission and food, in exchange for a few hours of work each day. This may be another option.
This is going to be a massive trip, and people are welcome to tag along / take off whenever they please.

This trip has changed from a massive road trip to something far bigger, which I don’t expect many people to stay on for the whole thing.
Maybe we’ll pull a huge road trip in 08, sans festivals, which more people could join. We’ll see.

So, yes, this shall be massive. Post any questions you have, because I’m sure I have the answer to them.

Since dates for festivals change each year, I don’t have a list of which we will be attending yet, but visit jambase.com to see a list of many, many potentials. Three that I will hit no matter what are Bonnaroo, Wakarosa, and Greyfox.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Zhuang_Zi

I like this stuff. Probably more now than other times (its 1am and I’ve been listening to trance music since midnight), but it is cool stuff.

Quote:
A trap is for fish: when you’ve got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you’ve got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you’ve got the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find someone who’s forgotten words so I can have a word with him?…

Thats right, I’ve got a pair of Juan Way street signs. One will be installed over the door, and the other over the driver’s side window on the bus.

I’m pretty happy it made it here, since the confirmation email I got only listed a billing address (no shipping addy) and I had no idea where it would be delivered. Thankfully, it showed up today in Storrs, addressed to Joe Groeneweghn Paganette. I have no idea how they came up with that.

For the time being, one will hang from the end of my bed, and the other will find a home soon enough (perhaps in The Truck).

All yesterday, I was at Stratton Mtn in Vermont.
We were on the mountain at 9am, and got off around 3. Visibility was really low for most of the day, since most of the mountain was in a cloud. Most of the day was amazing, because the conditions were perfect. As the day went on, it got colder and things started to freeze. On the last run of the day, I couldn’t even dig an edge in, since the runs were almost entirely ice.

Super Bowl Sunday is always a great day to go boarding. Most people camp at home and watch the game, so the mountain is close to empty.