I have an idea of moving from OK to CA where I grew up. Then once I get out there instead of working right away I would like to ride from northern CA to southern CA border to border which I guess is about 1500 miles. In fact I may just do the whole west coast from CA to WA and back and I will tell you why...

I am 30 years old, just got divorced, starting a new life, see some pretty scenery, getting back into dating, 300lbs and want to get down to 200-240lbs. I want to be like a forrest gump on wheels! I imagine that this type of deal would take some money which I will have none. It will take all that I have just to get to CA. I would think it would cost money for food, water, shelter, bike maint/repairs etc.

So how would I be able to afford to do this? Could I solicit donations for a good cause like "divorce recovery", or "being healthy", "cyclist safety" etc? Could I blog daily with pics and maybe solicit $1/day or something like that for 30 days or whatever? Give me some ideas! I thought it was crazy at first, but I see all of you guys in this forum so I may just be the wuss here. I just have my wheels turning...