Since I've Never Actually Been There...

I got real license plates on my sweet new ride, so now I'm planning an epic road trip to Oregon at the end of this month (May 2011). This is approximately what it will look like:

Tuesday, May 24th: Leave Denver, CO at approximately 9 am. Travel west via I-70 and US-6 to Provo, UT. Party with former roommates until the wee hours of the morning.

Wednesday May 25th: Leave Provo at approximately 10 am. Travel northwest via I-15 and I-84 to Ontario, OR. Stay with Steve's parents.

Thursday May 26th: Leave Ontario at approximately 5 am. Travel west via I-84 and I-5 to Corvallis, OR. Meet with geotechnical group leader at 3 pm and school operations manager at 4pm. Attend institute D&C class at 7 pm.

Friday May 27th: Meet with EERI student branch faculty adviser at 9 am. Take Oregon State campus tour at 10 am. Lunch at Corvallis institute at 11:30 am. Tour college of engineering at 2 pm. Screw around in Corvallis.

Saturday May 28th: Screw around. Probably visit Salem and/or Eugene. Maybe go to Oregon State at Oregon baseball game in Eugene at 2 pm.

Sunday May 29th: Church at the Corvallis institute at 10:30 am. Napping.

Monday May 30th (Memorial Day): Leave Corvallis, OR at approximately 10 am. Travel east via I-5 and I-84 (and possibly I-15) to Boise, ID or Twin Falls, ID, or even Provo, UT depending on how I feel that day.

Tuesday May 31st: Leave Boise, ID/Twin Falls, ID/Provo, UT at approximately 6-7 am. Travel east via I-80 or I-70 back to Denver, CO

During this trip, I would certainly not be opposed to having a companion or two. If anyone in the Denver or Utah population corridor areas wants to accompany me on some portion of this epic adventure, let me know and we'll see what we can work out. I was planning on staying in a hotel in Corvallis and possibly in Twin Falls on the return trip. (Twin Falls is almost exactly halfway between Denver and Corvallis, in case you're wondering why I would seemingly choose that location at random.) The Rodeway inn in Corvallis has rooms available for $51 a night; and I would certainly welcome a division of that fee and a roommate. Since gas is pushing $4.00 a gallon through most of the country, I would also demand at least a little monetary compensation for the additional weight of an extra person and stuff.

This is going to be awesome.