(THIS IS A PICTURE I DID NOT TAKE)

...of the dark road ahead of us, mountains to the left, ocean to the right, our headlights the only thing faintly illuminating the way. Highway 1 on the California coast at night, and a shooting star flashed across the huge expanse of black, it took away our breath, made us hold hands and smile. Twenty six days on the road and this was our last. Headed home, to the next unknown destination, with full hearts and clear eyes, and memories enough to fill a book. We realized that what was important was how we got there, to our final destination where we spent a grand total of seven hours before flying home. The miles of road behind us and the stories we saw and experiences we shared with people were what mattered, not the end destination. This is a picture I did not take with a camera, instead I took this one with my head and my heart. :)these past few months we've slowly been sharing about our roadtrip out west last november (click the tag 'november road trip' if you want to browse through the archives!)... we set out on our trip with the desire to experience travel in a different way, a way that did not revolve around sights and tourist destinations but as much as we could around people and where they lived and what was important to them. we wanted to give back to people that had meant something to us and also to complete strangers, something from our heart and for us that was photos... i'm sure there were many ways in which we fell short of this goal, but still we learned so much and i am so thankful that we made this trip happen. those four weeks of traveling were some of the best... if you ever get the chance to just pack up and go, i couldn't recommend it more. it might not even be as hard to do as you may think... an adventure may lay just outside your front door in many cases. we'd just encourage you to take whatever chance you get. many thanks for following along as we've shared! we're now taking suggestions for the next adventure in the comments section below... ;)