Road Trip – Omaha to Seattle – Recap, Thoughts

It was a great trip. I have seen some amazing natural beauty. I went through definite ups and downs along the way. Rain, car troubles, etc. could have gotten me down, but more often than not, it was just fine and sometimes enhanced the experience. I know the car thing already has made for great conversation starting. $1000, but who cares? I wonder how much money I have made in my life to this point? It always seems to come and go. Sometimes there's plenty, sometimes it's tight, but I have always made it through just fine with very little sacrifice. I know the experiences I have had on this journey by far eclipse any issue I have with money and hopefully I carry this attitude for the rest of my life. I regret not getting into Canada and I wish I could spend another day or two in Seattle, and maybe go further down the Oregon coastline, but that sounds like it would be a nice little trip sometime in the future. It got a bit lonely at times, but not too bad. In the future, I will probably try a trip like this with someone else, or have a trip like the one last year, where every few days I was meeting up with a friend. Probably the last long trip my Outback had in her, but, we'll see. Trips like this always leave you with time to think and put things into perspective. I am grateful for my friends and family. Also, Omaha seems boring in so many ways compared to many places I have been. It wouldn't be that bad, but there isn't really even anything close that is cool. You know, if you lived in Portland, you are less than an hour from mountains and less than two from beautiful beaches along the ocean. In Omaha, you're an hour from Lincoln and two from Des Moines. Maybe a couple State recreation areas, but not even any state parks and definitely no National anything. Oh well. C'este la vie. I have had many other thoughts in the days past about the trip and life and many other things, but this is what I feel today. I hope I can do something like this again soon. I love it.