it's the moments where I'm driving the first shift at 7 in the morning with maria as my safety, the rocky mountains to my left, the last of the great plains to my right, the van fast asleep, music fitting the drive perfectly, and some better-than-usual hotel coffee in my cup holder. these are the moments I'll miss the most. (ok, there are many moments I'm going to miss...these are just a portion of them).
there's nothing like driving the entire day through the sun-drenched plains of kansas only to be greeted around dinner time by the rockies in front of you. we stopped in denver yesterday evening to visit the "before I die" wall art project that is currently being exhibited in cities and countries across the world. (link to the website: )
today we're traveling through wyoming and utah to end up in nevada for our last night on the road of our last cross-country trip.
this country surprises me sometimes. there is so much beauty in the endless flat and mountainous earth that sprawls through the middle of the country. it reminds me how small I really am in relation to the world. all of the problems that I encounter and feel are too much to handle, they're all specks of illusion in the scheme of things. driving around the bend on the 80 going through wyoming and being greeted with a large snowy mountain, it takes your breath away. I'm just this little person in this little van driving on this narrow road in the middle of this vast landscape. sometimes I wish I could take everything in at each moment that I'm alive to experience it all.
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