Washington, D.C. or Bust!

Hi World,

Welcome to my blog about one reporter's adventure in covering the inauguration of the nation's first black president-elect Barack Obama.

I got the bug to be one of the millions of people expected to attend the inauguration, after writing a story last year about the church and civic groups from Montgomery, who were organizing charter buses to make the pilgrimage to Washington, D.C.

It occurred to us here at the Montgomery Advertiser, that a bus filled with people from the birthplace of the civil rights movement might have its place in the annals of 21st century history and we should record it.

After all, if it hadn't been for Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Obama's rise to the nation's highest office might never have happened.

So look here for my updates on preparations for the trip, details about the big event and other interesting tidbits about the people who are taking this journey.

Feel free to post your own thoughts about this historic event, and if you're going let me know at mricks@gannett.com.