Travels in looking - thoughts on getting away

Since I'm in the mood I've decided to post some pictures from the end of 2011 through Jan 2012. Admittedly my personal life was going through the car wash so I needed to get out of town and clear my head and sort out what my picture were about. I took a month off and decided to dub my journey as my vision quest. I don't know if it has anything to do with what I was watching at the time or who I was talking to at the time but the images speak for themselves.Why a quest at all? Because there's always something you're looking for and I was looking for stuff I hadn't seen before. I have to confess, for a long time I didn't believe in traveling. I read enough that I let my mind draw pictures for me. What I didn't realize is that you typically run out of material to fill in the gaps and seeing new things i.e. traveling fuels your mind.I guess what I'm trying to say is seeing is just as important as imagining. For many of us in the creative industry we're constantly creating for other people. Personally work rarely takes the main stage unless you're lucky enough to have clients who are paying you to make something purely from your perspective. Going off on your own i.e. traveling, walking around, street photography even taking pictures of you pets or kids is purely yours. For this trip, I decided on a road trip around the U.S.I haven't truly traveled the U.S in this fashion. Hops to Neveda for skiing from California and several trips between Colorado and California. Nothing really descrīptive except the road.Fast forward to the present, early 2012. I got to see a lot of very cool things and hung out with some old friends. I guess what I'm trying to get at here is go out and see. Planning can get you so far. You're not shooting if you're planning. Go out and shoot.The complete gallery is  here. Enjoy!