Reasons Why You Must Take A Road Trip

My friends and I took a road trip this summer.

If you've never taken one, I urge you to make it a priority sometime soon.

Reasons Why You Must Take A Road Trip:

1. Planes are great for checking out the sky, but there is nothing that compares to traveling through mountains, deserts and forests.  Experiencing them by being in them takes you to a new sensory understanding.

2.  You get to play with time.  One week can feel like one month.  Each stop you make is a little adventure all within it's own.  There is a good chance you will never be in that exact area again so why not make the absolute most of it?  Take frequent stops and bring a camera.

3. It is an absolutely wonderful excuse to visit friends who live far away.  I love my friends and I love seeing them in their new lives.  Plus, they know the area making them a source to the best restaurants, the best bars and the best views of the city you are visiting.

The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay: July 2013

4. Road trips lend themselves to camping.  Why stay in hotels when you can camp out in state parks?  We were able to camp a few times during the trip and those were some of the best nights we had.  You will be able to find parks with camping in every state and they are definitely worth exploring.

5.  This is the time to be spontaneous!  Take different roads.  Get off the highway.  Drive to Vegas even if it is four hours out of the way!  Do whatever the hell you want, because frankly, who can stop  you?  Visit that historical marker down the dirt road.  Stop at the meteor crater.  Eat at that diner.  Take the $15 boat tour on the bay.  Do as much as you can.  I guarantee you will be amazed at how much you experience in a week.

Mountains

Somewhere between Vermont and New York

March 2013

November POD

Well, now that Christmas is in 2 days, I figure it's best I get around to posting my pic of the day from November.

I was fortunate to have four days off for Thanksgiving so I took a little road trip around the North Texas area.

All photos are taken with my AE-1 on Kodak Portra film.

I drove out to see Mackie out in De Leon and I had to stop and take a photo of the golden waves of grain.  

On Thanksgiving day, I ate and then went on a photo walk in the nature preserve in Plano.

The fall colors were much more subtle then in the past few years but amazing just the same.

I went and had lunch with my friend Sam in Dallas and we went on a walk through the M Streets and looked at the houses.

I also took photos of the trees and clouds while on a Texas Safari with Mackie.

I got to have lunch with this beautiful lady!  We had a great time in downtown Plano catching up on life.  

I leave you with this image.  As my best friend said, "Jill, you've been making that face since you were a little girl."

Bemused and slightly amused.  Yup.  That sounds like me.

July POD

The month of July was a crazy month for me.  If I wasn't working, I was cleaning and moving houses.  It's a bit late, I know, but in the last hour of the month, I am getting last month's pics up!

At the end of the month, my brother and his girlfriend and I took a roadtrip across the country to New York.  It was an epic adventure with it's ups and downs but fun none the less.

Here's an awkward pic of my dear friend Jackie.  Jackie and awkward are synonomous -- her words, not mine.  She's living the life up in Brooklyn now and one morning I went and picked her up and we drove to Jones Beach.

Ethan, Alex and I then drove upstate and stopped at my cousin Alli's graduation party.  I snapped this photo of Ethan and Alex there.  I feel like it captures the essence of the two of them perfectly.

I love this moment with my Nana and Auntie.  My Aunt Lynda is now taking care of my Nana full time and it's really nice to see our family taking care of each other.

My Nana has an undeniable spark about her.  I hope that if I have the privilege to live as long as she does, I will have as good of an attitude as she does.  I love her so much!

I took a walk around the lake one evening and stopped and admired this view.  If I could describe Lake Luzerne in one word it would be peaceful.  It definitely provided some TLC to my soul.

We spent a lot of time watching TV together.  I'm not a huge fan of television but there are moments when it seems perfect.  We started the trip off watching Forrest Gump and then watched the Olympics every night.

This last photo is a self portrait I took in Montreal.  I have always wanted to go to Montreal -- it's only about two and a half hours from the lake.  Ethan and I took a day trip up and had a great time.  I can't wait to share a few more pics from there.

Summer is starting to wind down now.  Three-fourths of the dragon year is almost over and it has been wonderful.  I can't wait for the Fall!

Later Gator.

Storm's

Last week when we went up to Dallas, I decided to take a different road. Little did I know, it was the same road to Mackie's house in Dublin, TX.

Sure enough we past Storm's. I definitely got a little over excited about it. Haha...we had to stop and eat.

I love random road connections...it's awesome.

Bright Eyes Roadtrip

Janeffer and I took an epic roadtrip to Georgia last weekend. If you follow me on twitter (@JillsStills) then you've seen this already, but for those of you who are twitter free, I thought I'd post the photos on here.

Roadtrips have a tendency to create clarity and insight into your life. We shared some of ours throughout the trip.

Enjoy!

Insight #1:

"The why is the for in the road."

Insight #2:

"Adventure buddies in life are an absolute must."

Insight #3:

"Understanding who you are helps you understand other people."

Insight #4:

"New cities are just a big playground to get lost in."

Insight #5:

"PBR is worth drinking if it's $1.50 a pint."

Insight #6:

"Ima just do me."

Insight #7:

"Stay awhile my inner child."

Insight #8:

"Your inner child is your first child and you must take care of it."

Insight #9:

"Don't date people who don't read. It's generally a bad idea."

Insight #10:

"All good things in life are worth waiting for."

Insight #11:

"Come fire, come water, come karma. We're all in transition."

Insight #12

"Day drinking definitely has a time and place and that time and place is now."

Insight #13:

"It's best to eat crow with a fork and a knife."

Insight #14:

"We are living like kings."

Insight #15:

"No road trip is complete without stopping for ice cream on the way home."