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You know that look dogs have hanging their heads out the window of a fast-moving car - that giddy-with-happiness thrill at the rushing wind? It works for people too.

We hopped in the car**, keen for adventure and realized we didn’t have to travel across the country to get our Jack Kerouac on. And neither do you! It’s all about the daytrips—wake up at home, strike out on the road with a friend, and make your space for wellness.

To which you might say, that sounds all well and good. But heading out you might run into the same kinds of differences we did:

Michelle: Where should we go?

Jonathan: It doesn’t really matter, just somewhere we’ve never been.          

M: It does so matter. We’ve gotta be back home the same day, we only have a few hours, so we’ve gotta make it count.

J: But the point is just to get away, get out of the house, take a big bite of time and space for one new thing.

But it turned out, the differences were complementary. We both enjoyed different things, we both took different things away from the trips, but we also had a great time together.

On our first trip we began to find our peace only minutes outside town. The car became a different world—a pod space—travel mugs steaming, music streaming, ideas tumbling around in endless chatter. Lifted out of our daily routine, away from distractions and projects at home, suddenly new possibilities appeared everywhere. It was such a little thing, an hour or so in the car to some nearby spot, but the impact was astounding. We beamed massive smiles and breathed easy.

The journey and the destination are the thing. Find somebody who likes one, or both, and go open up a space for your wellness.

Welcome to a menu for wellness day trips.

**As environmentally committed folks, we seek to reduce harmful emissions and understand how bad driving can seem. We made a deal with the universe to offset our carbon footprint by swearing off burgers and cushy TP. Seriously!

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First up? Cougar Canyon, BC.

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Michelle Superle writes books plus other stuff and earns a living teaching people how to do it too. She gets her wellness on by running around with the lovely human male, charming dog, and beautiful horses she lives with.

Jonathan Maingot is a professional ski bum turned prospective writer and entrepreneur. When he's not banging his head against a wall at the difficulties involved in writing, he's likely on his cyclocross bike exploring his new backyard on Vedder Mountain in the Fraser Valley.