I decided to hit the road early since I would have had a 12 hour day tomorrow if I didn’t. So I got packed and headed south to Roseburg. Packing has been an adventure so far, straight anxiety from losing items and taking over 2 hours to find and almost having a panic attack, then when I got to my hotel I was searching and searching for things for my camera, that I did eventually find. I feel tomorrow now that I have things in order I will do better.
I wanted to record a little confessional/VLOG in my hotel room about why I am on this trip. Setup the cameras, lights then was so self conscious about my hotel neighbors hearing me that I sat in silence for minutes. I probably won’t publish the audio I did record, but decided this journal is the natural spot. I wanted to answer the why am I on this trip of isolation?
ThE easy answer is it’s the 100th anniversary of Route 66. The second straight forward answer is it’s an art project, I have a vision of what I hope to accomplish. the deep answer is I’m hoping to find myself out here in isolation. Think hard about what will come next in my life. I will see my 20th [work] anniversary come + go on this trip. I never anticipated getting to that milestone of a carrier. But it doesn’t feel like a celebration, it’s just my next step. I don’t know how much longer I’ll be there, whether by choice or force I don’t see me there by year’s end.
I’ve always found peace in silence, so maybe that is what I’ll end up finding out here in the next 4 weeks. It’s a long time to be in my head, but I do feel relaxed about it, just go with the flow my friend. So I guess even on paper I don’t have a real answer to why I am doing this.
Anyways the hotel is right on a river, I walked over and took a couple shots on my cameras, tomorrow I’ll get up early, maybe catch a sunrise over the hills on the water. The hit the road for Crater Lake, before I eventually reconnect with I5, stopping in Stockton, California. the next two days should be shorter drives when I get to San Diego.
As for now Im going to eat some Detroit Style pizza I got in Eugene at a place called Fittis Pizza. Then hopefully ill get to bed soon.
update: I got up and saw some deer in the morning
