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I'm from New Mexico.
You know, that state called the Land of Enchantment, the fourth largest state in the nation filled with every kind of terrain you can think of. There are beaches along the many rivers and lakes scattered around the huge state. The Rockies pushed their way up through the Earth's crust into New Mexico many millenia earlier. The white sand from White Sands helps bring tourists and idea of what a real beach is like in the middle of a desert. You can cool yourself off in the middle of the summer in the middle of the day by sticking your fit in the white cool sand. You can venture into the cavernous depths of Carlsbad Caverns. Barren, dry desert landscapes round out the rest of the New Mexican landscape. I'm not trying to be a commercial for New Mexico, but trying to give you an idea of why I like road trips, with the surroundings I grew up around in the state of New Mexico.
The sky makes the desert, as someone has told me before.
Me and my brother used to joke about the saying living in the desert ourselves, but I do believe that the saying is true, especially with a barren desert underneath the beautiful sky or storm, depending on the weather.
I feel that road trips are going the way of the dinosaur along with mass transportation by bus, plane or train.
I'm not against those forms of travel; my girlfriend and I took our first trainride from El Paso to San Diego during the past spring break. It was the longest ride (took around 24 hours), but the ride was smooth and one of the few times where motion sickness never bothered me through the whole trip, unlike travel by planes. The big windows in the train allowed for great views of scenery, during the day. At night, the train rumbles through the dark wildnerness with the occasional small-city pass through. Overall the trip was good, if not, a bit long.
Road trips are a different story, for me. I feel it's a time to spend with your friends. You experience the trials and tribulations together in a small compact car or truck; the spills, the messes, the incorrect routes and the mystery smell.
But once the trip is over, everyone is still together and the trip was a success with everyone at the final destination being happy together.
The whole experience is a challenging one, but maybe it's a cliche, but it's a bonding one. The trip is another thing to add to the collection of stuff done together, memories to share, adventures to add to your total.
Albeit, I think the car is the standard form of a roadtrip, I noticed on the trainride, some of the same experiences were shared; some frustration, some worryment, some bliss, bonding, struggle and the usual mess of empty, ripped-open candy wrappers with empty water bottles.
So, for the next vacation you enjoy, I challenge you to a roadtrip. One filled with frustration, hardwork of going alone with a few friends into new territory you have never been to with just a printed-out google map and a few bottles of water and a few friends. The times, both good and bad, will never be forgotten.
I know Laura and I will never forget the times we've spent on the road or on the tracks hehe.
You know, that state called the Land of Enchantment, the fourth largest state in the nation filled with every kind of terrain you can think of. There are beaches along the many rivers and lakes scattered around the huge state. The Rockies pushed their way up through the Earth's crust into New Mexico many millenia earlier. The white sand from White Sands helps bring tourists and idea of what a real beach is like in the middle of a desert. You can cool yourself off in the middle of the summer in the middle of the day by sticking your fit in the white cool sand. You can venture into the cavernous depths of Carlsbad Caverns. Barren, dry desert landscapes round out the rest of the New Mexican landscape. I'm not trying to be a commercial for New Mexico, but trying to give you an idea of why I like road trips, with the surroundings I grew up around in the state of New Mexico.
The sky makes the desert, as someone has told me before.
Me and my brother used to joke about the saying living in the desert ourselves, but I do believe that the saying is true, especially with a barren desert underneath the beautiful sky or storm, depending on the weather.
I feel that road trips are going the way of the dinosaur along with mass transportation by bus, plane or train.
I'm not against those forms of travel; my girlfriend and I took our first trainride from El Paso to San Diego during the past spring break. It was the longest ride (took around 24 hours), but the ride was smooth and one of the few times where motion sickness never bothered me through the whole trip, unlike travel by planes. The big windows in the train allowed for great views of scenery, during the day. At night, the train rumbles through the dark wildnerness with the occasional small-city pass through. Overall the trip was good, if not, a bit long.
Road trips are a different story, for me. I feel it's a time to spend with your friends. You experience the trials and tribulations together in a small compact car or truck; the spills, the messes, the incorrect routes and the mystery smell.
But once the trip is over, everyone is still together and the trip was a success with everyone at the final destination being happy together.
The whole experience is a challenging one, but maybe it's a cliche, but it's a bonding one. The trip is another thing to add to the collection of stuff done together, memories to share, adventures to add to your total.
Albeit, I think the car is the standard form of a roadtrip, I noticed on the trainride, some of the same experiences were shared; some frustration, some worryment, some bliss, bonding, struggle and the usual mess of empty, ripped-open candy wrappers with empty water bottles.
So, for the next vacation you enjoy, I challenge you to a roadtrip. One filled with frustration, hardwork of going alone with a few friends into new territory you have never been to with just a printed-out google map and a few bottles of water and a few friends. The times, both good and bad, will never be forgotten.
I know Laura and I will never forget the times we've spent on the road or on the tracks hehe.