Planning

i spent last night looking thru books on travel, my brother takes travel and photography to the level of a science. he has books on where to travel, what month for the best photo opportunities. personally i need to avoid cool weather. if i am going to the mountain parks i need to do it in the summer- along with the thousands of others who have 2 months to take their kids to see the world. but i went to yellowstone in august, and still found myself hiking trails where i would see only 2 or 3 others. which is reassuring to me. i get paranoid when i have gotten myself to the middle of nowhere.. suddenly i think of breaking an ankle, or meeting someone with bad intentions. so i believe i will head to glacier, and then see about the west coast. i have family in sandiego.. it would make a nice stop after weeks alone.
i talked to my daughter this morning and she has no problem with me taking the 4 yo with me. but i am gonna hold out, and do this alone. i love to travel with them. but i really need to find my place, i want to stop for a week or so because i found an aspen grove, or a nice mountain lake. so today i will order some guide books. i have an amazon credit card which gives me money to spend on the site for each dollar i spend. i havent found it to be the best credit card to have.. airline miles might help me more, but i am slow to switch.
thats all for this post. the summary is.. i am planning. i think the foders guides to national parks seem to be helpful. they have routes to follow for weeks. and then tell you all the little places you are passing. so that's it for now.