Every trip I've taken, music has been a big driving force moving me along in my journeys. I have rocked out to Rascal Flatt's Life is a Highway while flying down the freeway toward California. I've been soothed by the soundtrack to Under the Tuscan Sun while driving through a vineyard. I've been awed by the mountains of Yosemite while the strains of soft guitar music played in the background.
Every time I plan a trip I spend time at my computer, I go through my amazon playlist and determine which songs should make the playlist cut this time around. I take hours burning CD's (yes I'm still old school with my CD's) and getting the songs in order. On my trips, there are times that certain songs just fit the occasion so perfectly that I can't help but be transported back to the trip I was on when that song plays.
Every time I listen to my Nat King Cole CD I'm reminded of my trip with mom as we drove on the I-40 toward Solvang. When I listen to Lenka's Bright Side of Life I'm back on the road through the mountains into Page. Jan Krist's Parallel Universe sends me back onto a plane from Michigan after an amazing week with family. Train's Save Me San Francisco takes me to the moment when we finally hit the road to drive to San Francisco. I mentally stand on the beach watching the waves crash as I listen to The Sound of Spring's Track 3 a beautiful song with an acoustic bass guitar leading the song. Even now as I describe these songs and how they tied to beautiful moments of my life I'm flying about the country quickly reliving the feelings and the events of those trips.
Music is a big deal for me, I love listening to it and love using it to pep up my energy when I'm getting tired. If I'm dragging a bit but have more time on the road, perhaps I'll pop on Sheryl Crow's Everyday is a Winding Road or Reel Big Fish's Bitchin Camaro. If I'm stressed and tired, maybe I'll listen to a little Louis Armstrong or Mindy Gledhill. All I know, music is a major factor in my trips and it is a large part of what make my journeys beautiful.
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