Through many a land your journey ran,
And showed the best the world can boast:
Now tell me, traveller, if you can,
The place that pleased you most.
– Henry Van Dyke
Yes, it’s true we run through many-a-roads to get to our destination, but what really matters in the end is not the destination, but the journey. And an inseparable part of the journey is the ROAD! What earlier was a dirt road through the country is now a paved highway running for miles, but the romance to hit the roads and lose oneself on the travels is something that will never change. For centuries, men have toiled to carve roads out of hills and mountains and laid roads in dirt, and in the most scenic of countryside, but the road is only a part of the setting, rest all remains the same – in some places still as beautiful as it was ever since the world came into being. The only add-ons might be some potted plants on a nook or a wild berry shrub that happened to sprout out on a roundabout or the trees on both the sides of the road that meet above to form a canopy. The beauty lies on every bend, around the corner, straight ahead; all we need to do is slow down a bit, for the open road that still softly calls, like a forgotten song of childhood.
Here, we stumbled upon some pictures that speak volumes of the timeless beauty of some roads that we might have missed in our bid to reach the destination.
1. Himalayas
Ladakh, India
2. Mountain Of Fitz Roy
Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
3. Northwoods
Wisconsin, USA
4. Blue Ridge Parkway
Virginia, USA
5. A591 Road, Lake District
Near Ambleside and Grasmere, England
6. Alfama
Lisboa, Portugal
7. Niagara Escarpment
United States and Canada that runs westward from New York State
8. California State Route 120, Tioga Road
Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park, California, USA
9. East Riding of Yorkshire
Great Britain
10. La strada, Tuscany
Mugello, Italy
11. M-94
Looking east towards Munising, Michigan
12. Machida
Tokyo
13. Ambleside and Windemere
England
14. Minor Road Near East Kilbride
South Lanarkshire, Great Britain
15. Louisburg to Lenane
Doolough Pass in Southwest County Mayo, Ireland
16. Srinagar-Leh Highway
India
17. The road to Arthur’s Pass
New Zealand
18. Walbach
Alsace, France
19. Kancamagus Highway
New Hampshire
Hopefully, you are not repenting for the road not taken. There’s a lifetime to go back and explore the unexplored and see the unseen that lies beyond what eyes can capture. All we need to do is slow down in our journey to see what could go unnoticed. After all, the roads are an integral part of the majestic landscape; give them a chance to be a journey which ends in a sweet delight.
If you have better experiences or pictures to share from your road journey, do put your comments in the box below.
Deepti Ahuja Balani
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