I can’t count how many times I’ve gone through the intersection.

The road I take to work, which connects both sides of the city, goes right through it. There’s a right turn, toward some houses,  the road straight ahead, back into town…and a left turn, that goes up and around into the hills and out of sight.

I’ve always wanted to take that left turn. Every time I’d go past it I’d stare at the little bend of the road disappearing over the hill and wonder where it went, what was on the other side of the hump. But then I’d keep driving, and I’d forget about that errant little path on the edge of town.

But as I drove past the left turn into the hills yesterday afternoon, with my day clear and no one where in particular to be, I found myself turning my steering wheel, lifting the lever on my dash to signal a turn…and taking a left.

What I ended finding were some beautiful areas down by the Carson River, and a hill with a perfect view of the whole city! I think in life we end up taking to many of the same paths, doing the same things. Take a different turn every once in a while…you never know where it might lead you!

Here’s some pics from my adventure!

Little bumblebee in some brush by the Carson River

View of the Carson River

The River heading back towards town    

Little bridge over the river  

Another view of the river, accessible from a dirt path at the Carson River Park

Went back and climbed up a rocky hill to see the sun set behind the majestic Sierra Nevada’s

Remember…take a new path every once in a while! You never know what you might find if you take the right turn! There are treasures all around, just waiting to be found.