Welcome to RockingOutAmerica.com, the website chronicling the adventures of Auren Kaplan and Jonathon Kendall as they embark on a 2-month road-trip across the United States, visiting American sites, having incredible new experiences, and making new connections with people who will hopefully become life-long friends.

The proposed itinerary is this:  Leave Ann Arbor, MI for Chicago.  Chicago to Iowa City.  Iowa City to Lincoln, Nebraska.  Lincoln to South Dakota.  South Dakota to Denver and Boulder, Colorado.  Colorado to Yellowstone.  Yellowstone to Los Angeles.  San Diego.  Santa Barbara.  Yosemite.  Sequoia.  Up to San Francisco.  Across and down to Las Vegas, Nevada.  Then the American Southwest – Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.  Across to the Bayou.  Louisiana, Mississippi.  Enter the deep South.  Florida.  Georgia.  Alabama.  The Carolinas.  And finally, Kentucky.  Before, of course, returning home.

The trip itinerary is beyond ambitious.  It is quite possibly a traveling manifestation of our combined insanity.  Or, it could just be the most exciting, mind-opening, and life-changing experience we’ve ever had.  Perhaps it’s a combination of the two.  Regardless, we’re intensely excited and are glad for you to join us as you see what we see, hear what we hear, and experience America as we experience it ourselves.  We invite you to browse this blog.  Read it.  View pictures.  Watch our videos.  And most importantly, get a sense of our thoughts and feelings as we cross this incredible and massive expanse of land we call the United States of America.  It will be, and has been, quite a ride.  Welcome, pack your bag, and join the party.  Here’s to Rocking Out America.

Peace and love,

Auren