ok, thanks for the helpful people .. as to my plans... my theory now is to go to somewhere, lets say Moab for example. I'll park there for a month or two, see the tourist sites, embrace the area, and then when I've seen enough I'll head on to somewhere else for another month or two.....
I'm a nature photographer, explorer, I love meeting new cultures and interacting personally with them. I want to see and experience everything I can, everywhere I can....
I'd love to do more adventurous stuff, but at my age my body objects often... skydiving was an experience but nope, the body didn't like that one! ha ha