Wide Open Road

THE SIERRAS

To be completely honest, I slept through New

Year's Eve. Christmas is always an exceptionally

special time for me, but New Year's with its parties,

fireworks, and/or countdowns have always been a bit meh.

I will say though that the real relevance of the New Year

for me doesn't lie in the champagne drinking (okay, maybe

a little bit) but in resolutions, mood-setting, vision-shaping -

whatever you want to call it - for the year to come. If I look

back at the things that I chose to do in 2016, I simply

reflect back on what I did the first day of 2016, and it

would be pretty apparent why I put energy

on the things that I did.

Now that 2017 is officially here, we are on the road -

an extremely promising sign. We've decided to spend the

first couple days of the year with family in the Sierras,

enjoying the mountains we are so crazy about.

I've also set my sights on places in the world I

want to see during the new year, but for once in

a very long time, I don't particularly have a do-or-die list.

The Dolomites, Croatia, Norway, and Alaska are in the back

of mind lately, but so is Hokkaido, South America, and

Paris lately, for whatever reason (it must be the strong dollar).

But like the big open road, my 2017 is empty, (calling Tourism

Boards out there) but full of wonderful promise that

whatever is up ahead, I trust that it is going to

be magnificent regardless.

And like the snowstorm that so conveniently hit

the Sierras tonight that will last a good respectable

few days, I'm not sure what will greet us in the morning,

or how much snow would have fallen then or how

the roads will be on our drive home. I just

know about here and now today,

and that is spectacular enough.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

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