Right Where I Want To Be

Work has recently given me the opportunity to get out on the road for a couple of day trips in the opposite directions, in more ways than one. One trip took me south on I25 through Colorado, straight into Denver. The other, took me north on the same road but through Wyoming to Casper. Driving to Casper reminded me that Wyoming is exactly where I want to be. A place that still has some air, some elbow room. A short drive in Wyoming will get you out in the open, just the road with sparsely scattered areas of development. It provides a chance for some solitude and the ability to relax and enjoy the trip.

Driving the front range in Colorado provides the opposite. The deeper into Colorado the road goes the more development that lines the pavement. Houses, factories, shopping centers, skyscrapers and more. Cars and people pack into the highway so that driving becomes more of a stampede of cars. Consistently speeding up and slowing down without notice, changing lanes, trying to watch everyone around you. No chance to enjoy the trip. It's like a video game to see how long you can go without something bad happening.

Of course those areas provide opportunities for great things, which I enjoy from time to time. But that's not the place to for me to call home.