I have had the dream of going across America for a long while now, and I am a Junior in High School and have no clue what I want to do and be in life. I have the small town syndrome and am dying to see what else is "out there" I have 2 more people going, one as dedicated as I am, and another i'm not sure about, but we are determined to do this. We want to hit route 66 to santa monica (Im in South Carolina) and drive the Big Sur coastline. Then if we have the money I personally would like to go to seattle and see Jimi Hendrix's grave ( 1 path i am thinkign about is musician) We want to hit the big points liek the grand canyon, and maybe yellowstone. Of course we want Vegas, butt he big problem is we are all 17. I would like any advice on planning this trip which will be this summer. but the main thing I need to know is how much being underage will set us back. I have heard mixed things about renting motels. btw, we are taking an excursion with a matress in the back so we will be "needing" a motel or hostel about once every 3-4 days. any help would be awesome!