Just a thought...

Driving all day gives one time... time to see the scenery and admire its beauty. Time to contemplate things. Time to plan things. When I am out on the open road, many things come to my mind. Some of those things stay and linger, others disappear as quickly as they came.

Today, I am driving through Kansas... it is flat and windy and generally speaking, a rather boring and uneventful drive. This got me to thinking about other places I have driven. Virginia, for example, with its incredible landscapes and scenic views off mountain roads. I must admit, though, that wide open places like Kansas give one a feeling of freedom, but not on the scale that one gets in Arizona. I love the interstate 40 run through Arizona for that reason primarily. Most people might be thinking "...it...it's Dessert though! What is so exciting about that?" If you have never driven it, then you will never know. The dessert is peaceful and serene with wide open skies where every star is visible for as far as the eyes can see at night. Regarding that incredible feeling of freedom, the dessert is expansive, and if one were to leave the road, no one would ever find you again... especially if you did not learn how to survive in a dessert environment. If, however, you did learn dessert survival, it is the ideal "hiding place" to get away from the troubles of modern society.

I have noticed that most people drive as fast as they can to get from place to place. Sadly they miss the beauty of the scenery as tunnel vision between the lines on the road takes hold of them. Perhaps if more people took the time to notice the beauty of this country that we call home, there might be a more a concerted effort to stop polluting it and poisoning ourselves in the process...