I’ve had a couple of jobs where I needed to commute to work. Those varied from 20 minutes to an hour. For the past 8 years I’ve not had to deal with that. I’m not a fan of commuting and considered commuting a waste of “my” time. There are too many other things I would rather spend my time doing, like photography. I also work with flight crew who live in other cities (Austin, Seattle, etc.) but are based in Denver and commute to work. There are some commuters who will have two flights rather than one which means part of their days off will be spent getting to and from work. If flights are full or there are delays they may not make their flight(s) home. It’s tough on them.
However, this summer that will change as I move back into my condo in Fort Collins. It then will take me about an hour and a half to get to the airport, and that’s in good weather. However, I’m planning on working halftime, two trips a month, so I will only need to commute about twice a month. That works for a short time.
This morning, I bundled up good and headed out to again meet the morning sunrise, out in nature and away from the city. It was really a combined scouting trip. I drove in a direction I’d never been before and went farther than I expected. To my enjoyment I found some new areas worth shooting that included several groves of trees and rolling hills. As, I headed back to my apartment, I looked down at my odometer and realized I’d just driven about 60 miles round trip. I had to laugh because here I was commuting to enjoy the sunrise. So, I commute for my solitude and sanity.
I also apologize in advance for future postings of these new found groves of trees. 🙂