(continued from Part 5: Coast)
Covering so many miles, seeing so many new things, constantly exploring places you didn’t know existed…a road trip is certainly an adventure. Like all good adventures though, the rewards come with an exhaustion that slowly builds up. There is a sort of comfort in the familiar; a quiet sense of permission that it’s ok to relax – that you don’t need to constantly be active. Coming full circle and now retracing our tire marks on the…
(continued from Part 4: Land of the Giants)
Winnipeg, the starting point for this whole journey, is located at almost the exact center of North America – pretty much as far from any ocean as you can get. At this point in the trip, to roll over yet another hill and see the endless blue horizon stretch out across the sky was quite the milestone. Crossing California’s dry interior, we reached the refreshing sea air just a bit north of Los Angeles. Here, at a crossroads…
(continued from Part 3: Desert)
There is a place where you can wander a forest full of giant trees. Isolated in a spot of high elevation between two deserts, these trees are left alone to grow, and grow, and grow. Taller than 26 storey buildings, wider than some roads, and with 2500+ years of life experience under their bark…these trees are humbling. Every once in a while I stumble upon a place that is so surreal it feels as if I am dreaming, and the giant sequoia…
(continued from Part 1: Prairie)
Approaching the mountains from the prairie is a unique experience. Your map tells you that you’re getting close, but after so many hours of seeing field after field drift by it is a bit hard to believe. Then you begin to see something on the horizon. Of course you question whether your eyes are just playing tricks on you, but there is a seed of hope that it is more than that. Once past the doubt, excitement begins to set in as the wall…
This past spring, Adrienne and I embarked on a road trip to California. We took 38 days to cover a meandering path of asphalt, gravel, and dirt, finding freedom in simply pitching a tent when and where we needed. Our route took us from prairies to mountains. Then deserts, the coast, and even a couple bustling cities. We saw and experienced a lot, but still only scratched the surface of what these places have to offer.
Routinely we would drive a lot in a single day,…