Thursday, January 8, 2009

Thelma & Louise

a new beginning ~ road trip

It's amazing how much there is to observe, ponder and write about when I'm a passenger on a road trip. Take for instance the very highway on which my husband and I were driving. Have you ever given much thought to highways? I don't mean the ones that take you to the shopping mall. I mean the highways and byways that give your car-loving culture the freedom to travel great distances or explore new destinations.

I love road trips. I must admit that travel by airplane is my all-time favorite. I love the hustle and bustle of people scurrying through the airport. I wonder where they are from, where they are headed and I make up stories about them. It's all about the people watching. Road trips are about the scenery. It's the travel itself that becomes as interesting and captivating to me as the destination.

Our recent drive home from Fresno is a perfect example. It has given me lots of things to blog about so buckle your seatbelt because we're going on a journey through the vast California farm country known as the San Joaquin valley. For some of you it will be a new way of looking at ordinary things.

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