I read the Hobbit when I was a kid, and “The Road Goes Ever On” always pops in my head when I start a bigger trip.
“The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say”
The bigger trips have been tough this year - we had a trip planned to New England that didn’t happen, and no idea when it might. So we’ll just have to console ourselves with the backroads here. At least there’s not a real downside to that, when you are greeted with views like this one.
Hope folks have a great weekend.