I spent ten years in the Twin Cities dealing with multiple lanes of traffic and stop and go commutes, but after spending the past fifteen years in northern Minnesota, I got spoiled by having the road to myself. My 35 mile commute to work in Minnesota was on country roads bordered by forests and cow farms. Eagles were a common sight, bears weren't unusual, and I even saw a bobcat once.
In northern Minnesota, I obviously spent more time looking at the scenery than at the road during my commute! That will have to change here. Even on the back roads I'm just one of many in a line of cars, though they do move faster than on the freeway. At least on the back roads, the drive is more interesting, with curvy roads that wind through the foothills.
And now and then, when the there is a lull in the traffic, I can sneak a peak at the scenery...
