{"id":1968,"date":"2015-06-08T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doingwhatmatters.com\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2023-06-15T16:15:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:15:21","slug":"westward-ho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/westward-ho\/","title":{"rendered":"Westward ho! Adding Context to Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are preparing for the WHO conference<\/strong><\/a> in Washington state and GHC i<\/a>n Ontario, California and as I always do when going westward, I start thinking of classic poetry, western songs, and big beautiful western sky. For me, it is a way of making a simple trip an adventure in literary travel.<\/p>\n

Just as I added history<\/strong>, art<\/strong>, and music<\/strong> to my Excellence in Literature<\/a> curriculum to illuminate each of the great books studied, I add literature, art, and music to travel in order to enrich it. Everything that is beautiful and good becomes more so when placed in appropriate context. So \u2014 next time you’re planning a trip, remember to add a bit of history, art, and literary context to make the journey even more interesting than it might have been! Here are some examples of things I’ve gathered to contemplate in preparation for this Western journey.<\/p>\n

Art: Lander’s Peak 1863<\/em> by Albert Bierstadt<\/h3>\n
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Albert Bierstadt (1830 \u2013 1902), a German-American artist was best known as a painter of spectacular landscapes of the American West.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A Western Poem: O Pioneers<\/em> by Walt Whitman<\/h3>\n