Road Trips

I love road trips. I don't care if it is just 50 miles from home. I just love the thought of packing a bag, taking my journal and my camera, and hitting the road less traveled. Sometimes my dog Molly gets to go with me but more often than not, she has to stay in a doggie hotel of her own. I love taking the back roads and going to towns and events that I have never been to before.

One of the best road trips I ever took was when I went to Appomattox Courthouse, VA one year. I am a big Civil War buff and a huge baseball fan so most of my road trips include one or the other or both. When we came back to North Carolina we decided to stop by my alma mater Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, to catch a college football game. In order to get there we had to take a two lane road that took us through the mountains of southwestern Virginia. The scenery was great because it was at the beginning of the Fall, the leaves had started to turn, and I will never forget a dam we ran across in a town called Mouth-Of-Wilson, VA. We got lost, of course, but that is part of the beauty of traveling the back roads. I just wish that digital cameras were around back then.

It is great if you can share a road trip with someone but I do not hesitate to go by myself. Life is about the journey and no matter what road you take, you can reach your destination. It makes it even better if you get to see the sights on your way.