Every season is road trip. In the offseason you are setting the expectations of your travels, focusing on the destination, and preparing for the follies that you most certainly will face. You pack your bags, throw them in the car, pull out the map (or plug in your coordinates into your GPS) and turn your key in the ignition. The engine tuners over and the regular season begins.
Like Clark W. Griswold, you are optimistically fantasizing about the best vacation ever and excited about the adventure that lies before you. Could this annual trip include highlights such as an All Star?