After 3 years and 50 states, my final US road trip was come to a close.  The last drive on the itinerary was Highway 1 on my way home... there is something to be said for saving the best for last.

During my years on the road, I had discovered a lot of things about myself and the world.  I had discovered a joy for photography, which would one day become my passion, and an obsession with sunsets and nature and landscapes, which would also one day become something greater.

But for now, I was enjoying my final days of true liberation.  My only possessions were in the back of an old station wagon named Penny and for the first time, I knew what it felt like to be truly free.

This was my final sunset, and what a gift it was.

I miss and cherish those old, simple days.