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One of my goals has always been to visit every state in America.
(I'd also love to see a lot of the world but that's rather costly; staying local for now.)
I don't want to become disinterested in the world and think "this is all there is." Falling prey to the comfort zone is an injustice to our human instinct of exploration.
There is always more to be experienced. From different perspectives, angles, times, and seasons.
This is life.
Remember when you were a kid and you knew every secret hiding place in your house? And then as you grew and explored more of the neighborhood you started developing shortcuts to get you to school faster. You were familiarized with the territory and naturally sought out more. Even knowledge of far away places.
(Consciously or unconsciously you were interested in experiencing new details.)
Then something happens when we grow up. It creeped up on us.
We lose some of that desire to explore and with it a piece of our human nature that is there to keep us happy.
We get bogged down by our jobs and whatnot. Running back and forth incessantly trying to keep up, witnessing a shallow version of the beauty of life. Day by day, month after month. Years suddenly go by and your mentality has shifted.
The world gave us it's demands and we obeyed.
An example from my own personal experience.
I would drive through my town countless times and then one day actually walk the sidewalks and see it from a whole new perspective. It became clear to me that I wasn't taking in the full experience. All the nooks and crannies brought character to the landscape.
There were so many details I had missed.
Yes, it's great to settle down and experience the feeling of home. Like, this is my home. That warm and fuzzy feeling of being in your natural comfort zone.
For me it's not about going to all the theme parks or listed attractions.
I want to travel to see small towns.
I want to see abandoned buildings and open roads in the middle of nowhere.
I want to see places you never hear about.
I want to witness historic landmarks firsthand instead of through an internet page.
Now I know you literally can't "see it all" but why not see more than average. I will have to settle with that because seeing everything is simply not feasible. Yet again, the natural need to explore.
So next question. When to start all this travelling?
Great question, but there is a more important step before we just start roaming the open road.
First, you need to make a plan. So that's where I will start. My first plan will be to design an efficient route that hits every state. Google searches bring up routes as seen below. I guess I'll have to figure out if this one suits my needs best. It's a general route that I plan of fanning routes out to smaller locations.
I will update this story in Road Trip Part 2.
(I'd also love to see a lot of the world but that's rather costly; staying local for now.)
I don't want to become disinterested in the world and think "this is all there is." Falling prey to the comfort zone is an injustice to our human instinct of exploration.
There is always more to be experienced. From different perspectives, angles, times, and seasons.
This is life.
Remember when you were a kid and you knew every secret hiding place in your house? And then as you grew and explored more of the neighborhood you started developing shortcuts to get you to school faster. You were familiarized with the territory and naturally sought out more. Even knowledge of far away places.
(Consciously or unconsciously you were interested in experiencing new details.)
Then something happens when we grow up. It creeped up on us.
We lose some of that desire to explore and with it a piece of our human nature that is there to keep us happy.
We get bogged down by our jobs and whatnot. Running back and forth incessantly trying to keep up, witnessing a shallow version of the beauty of life. Day by day, month after month. Years suddenly go by and your mentality has shifted.
The world gave us it's demands and we obeyed.
An example from my own personal experience.
I would drive through my town countless times and then one day actually walk the sidewalks and see it from a whole new perspective. It became clear to me that I wasn't taking in the full experience. All the nooks and crannies brought character to the landscape.
There were so many details I had missed.
Yes, it's great to settle down and experience the feeling of home. Like, this is my home. That warm and fuzzy feeling of being in your natural comfort zone.
For me it's not about going to all the theme parks or listed attractions.
I want to travel to see small towns.
I want to see abandoned buildings and open roads in the middle of nowhere.
I want to see places you never hear about.
I want to witness historic landmarks firsthand instead of through an internet page.
Now I know you literally can't "see it all" but why not see more than average. I will have to settle with that because seeing everything is simply not feasible. Yet again, the natural need to explore.
So next question. When to start all this travelling?
Great question, but there is a more important step before we just start roaming the open road.
First, you need to make a plan. So that's where I will start. My first plan will be to design an efficient route that hits every state. Google searches bring up routes as seen below. I guess I'll have to figure out if this one suits my needs best. It's a general route that I plan of fanning routes out to smaller locations.
I will update this story in Road Trip Part 2.
“You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness.” - Terrance McKenna
- PRIMITUS
- BLOG 1 : PATHWAYS
- BEGINNER WORKOUT PROGRAM
- BLOG 2 : LEAVING FOOTPRINTS
- BLOG 3 : THE SPICE OF LIFE
- BLOG 4 : 4 REASONS TO RETHINK FACEBOOK USAGE
- BLOG 5 : MOTIVATION
- BLOG 6 : THE CASE FOR CAFFEINE
- MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES PART 1
- BLOG 7 : FIGHT CLUB
- BLOG 8 : FREE FALLING
- MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES PART 2
- BLOG 9 : BRANCHING OUT
- BLOG 10 : BLAST FROM THE PAST
- BLOG 12 : PATHWAYS PART 2
- MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES PART 3
- BLOG 13 : PATHWAYS PART 3
- BLOG 14 : ARMAMENT
- MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES PART 4
- PERSPECTIVE REDEFINED
- BLOG 15 : BREAK DOWN
- THE COLONEL SANDERS STORY
- BLOG 16 : WRECK
- BLOG 17 : NIGHT VISIONS
- BLOG 18 : CHANGES AHEAD
- BLOG 19 : PATHWAYS PART 4
- MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES PART 5
- BLOG 20 : PATHWAYS PART 5
- 3 MILITARY SKILLS TO LEARN
- BLOG 21 : ROAD TRIP PART 1
- QUOTATION COMPILATION
- BLOG 22 : THOUGHTS