Category Archives: pacific northwest

The Road is Life

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Scott Bender

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; We had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life” – Jack Kerouac Continue reading →

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The Road Is Ending, But Not Done Yet.

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Scott Bender

“Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way … Continue reading →

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A Continuous Telling of Road Trip Adventures

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Scott Bender

“Boy, don’t you worry. You’ll find yourself. Follow your heart, And nothing else. You can do this, If you try. All that I want for you my son, Is to be satisfied.” -Lynyrd Skynyrd ‘Simple Man’ I am writing this … Continue reading →

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The Pursuit Continues… Alone.

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Scott Bender

“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” – Christopher McCandless Continue reading →

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The Road Trip Continues

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Scott Bender

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol Hello again! Ok, so let’s not waste your time, to begin from where I left off – the quaintness of the hotel life … Continue reading →

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The Road Trip Has Begun

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Scott Bender

I set my alarm for 7:30am. I turned on the A/C, got in bed, put on my Apple TV and watched some episodes of LOST (I am rewatching it and it’s amazing… I have forgotten everything!). Then I took some Xanax to help me sleep since I am an insomniac, plus the fact my brain kept repeating one thing over and over… this is going to be the last time I sleep in my own bed for the next 5 weeks. Continue reading →

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Why I Quit My Job (and Decided to Road Trip): The Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Scott Bender

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves, and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again—to slow time down and get taken in, and fall … Continue reading →

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