Introduction to 'Everything Road Trip'

My Backstory

I created this blog because I generally love going on road trips. I have been going on road trips virtually my entire life. I took my first road trip when I was 13 months old. My family was moving out of state and my grandparents drove me from Salt Lake City to Seattle. Need less to say, I don't remember anything from this trip, but I have many fond memories of road tripping over the years, with my family as a kid, and I continue to enjoy a good road trip, even now as a father of two kids of my own who I get to share my love for road trips.

Why I am Creating 'Everything Road Trip'

I am creating this blog for a couple of main reasons:

First, I want to be able to take more road trips for fun with my family. 

I currently am blessed to have a job where I get to frequently go on road trips that are fully paid for by my company. This includes providing a vehicle, fuel, and paid hotel rooms. On the other hand, the downside to this arrangement is that I have no say in where or when I am going on these trips, and I typically don't get to take any family members with me. As much as I like taking road trips, I find them much more fun when I can have a say of where, when, and who I am traveling with. I am hoping that through this blog I can make some extra money that I can use to take more fun road trips with my family...on my terms.

Second, I haven't been able to find another blog that quite matches my vision of what I want this blog to become. 

When I was looking into making Everything Road Trip, I spend quite a bit of time looking at other blogs that tackled road trips for subject matter. I noticed that most blogs about going on road trips were basically travel logs, and not about the actual road trip itself. This itself isn't a problem; after all, there isn't really any joy in a road trip if you don't actually stop and check out some of the cool stuff you are driving by. I'm planning on having some travel-log kind of stuff in this blog, but I also wanted to include more general information and tips for having a successful road trip, wherever and whenever you're planning to go.

Enjoy Your Journey!

I hope that you enjoy Everything Road Trip as much as I enjoy making it. From humble beginnings to great things, I enjoy the journey, and I hope I can help you have fun road trips, and help you and your family create some fun memories!