At least it looks that way from the map. I am planning, or at least pointing in a direction I want to go next so I decided to map out where I've been the past three years. It's a very low-tech mapping process, but it gave me an idea of where I've been and where I would like to visit next.
The route with the Blue arrows is the one I took in 2008, Purple for 2009 and this year is in Red. I've covered most of the states but noticed a big hole in the Midwest. Not that I avoided Arkansas, Oklahoma or Kansas, it's just that I didn't head in that direction for some reason. I am currently in the New England area and as you can see, I've covered a lot of ground here. The fall season is just amazing! It's exactly what you see in all of the magazines depicting fall, except you get to wake up and see all of the beautiful color wherever you go each day. I love it.
Soon I will be headed South. A lot of people ask me what my route is or where I am planning to go next. Fact is, I don't really know. I try to think of a general area to head to but sometimes I will hear of something, or get a feeling which will make me change direction. I feel some of the best moments on this journey were the ones where I wasn't planning and was a bit off course. Some might call it being lost. I like to think of it as exploring a new area where I vaguely know exactly where I am.
Life is more interesting that way.