The book that sparked my interest to travel throughout the country, visiting some of the unbelievably magnificent sights was "Scenic Wonders Of America". It was around 1973 when I received the book as a gift from my sister. The desire to travel to some of these locations was immediate and I started planning our route. I don't remember what that route was anymore, of course. And remembering it wouldn't do me much good with the planning of my new route anyhow since we would have been starting in Nevada and ending in Florida in 1973. And I'll be starting in Tennessee and ending in Tennessee in 2010.
This isn't the first time I've thought about this adventure and had the urge to take off to see the beautiful sights. But after a divorce and over the years I lost track of the book. And for some reason, I felt I needed this particular book to make my plans. From time to time I had looked for another copy when I'd see a book sale or new used book store opening. But a few weeks ago, I thought to look for it on ebay. And there it was. There were quite a few, as a matter of fact. I bid. I won! And I received it in the mail yesterday. So I'm excited to now begin the route planning part of my adventure.
I'm still obsessing about the car part of the adventure too though... Those crossovers are looking really good... hmmmm....
That's something I've always thought about also. Thought I should have been a cross country truck driver to take in a lot of our beautiful country. Hoping when retirement hits both Bob and I, we'll be able to take long trips with our camper. There are too many magnificent sites to miss seeing in our lifetime.
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