Travel -- A Change of Scenery To Enhance Your Life
Thornapple Lake, Michigan, United States
Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, United States
The Great Smokey Mountains, Tennessee, United States
Sleeping Bear Dunes Park, (Lake Michigan), Michigan, United States
A Change of Scenery
We all benefit from a change of scenery on a regular basis. It refreshes us, satisfies our need for variety, adds to our general knowledge and life experience.
I love to travel, to visit new places, to explore. Even within my own state and my own country, going a few miles or many miles away from my home can give me the feeling of being in another world altogether. But even walking from indoors to outdoors can give a needed lift, a change of scenery.
Distance Is Not The Main Factor
You can travel far away, or you can travel just a few miles or hours away, and the journey can put you in a whole different frame of mind. The first picture above is a lake where I love to go to fish, sketch, or just enjoy nature. It is only 20 minutes from where I live, but it is lovely and refreshing beyond belief.
The fourth picture is a bit further, about 3 hours away, but notice the complete difference in ambience?
When I have ventured further away, I enjoy the Red Rocks of Nevada. This a a long ways west of my own state, but there is history in those rocks. While the city of Las Vegas is awesome, so is the surrouding countryside. Indians long ago drew pictures and symbols on those red rocks that one can still see today.
The other picture was taken in Tennessee, home of the Great Smokey Mountains. This is 13 hours south of my own residence, and it is like a breath of heaven at any time of the year.
U-tip: On a regular basis, give yourself the gift of a change of scenery.
Do you enjoy travel, whether near or far? What are some of the best places to which you've traveled?
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