I tried to make time out of business travel to visit an open air museum or national park. I have sweet memories with my second son, Jesse, as we visited Yosemite and Sequoyah National Parks over ten years ago. This leads to my blog subject for today: turning travel regrets to lasting memories.
You see, I'm a romantic at heart and I love to share memories with a significant other that we can cherish for years to come. For much of my adult life, though, I've been a bachelor. I have spent many a lonely night alone and have driven thousands of miles alone as well. One of those trips took me from California to Texas, where I was living at the time. I was in Arizona when I saw signs for "Grand Canyon National Park one hour north" and I didn't just see that sign once on I-40 but twice. Both times I told myself, "I would rather see it with someone than to see it alone." That was ten years ago this September and I haven't been back since.
The moral of the story: Go anyway. Scout it out and then when you have someone to share the trip next time, you'll be aware of the best places to stand, whether the hike down the canyon was worth the trip and what you would do differently. Until then, write about it in a blog and people will travel in the words you share.