Driving on the straight, seemingly endless road

If there is one thing I would like to do in US, it won't be visiting the Empire State building, it won't be Hollywood either, it would be driving through the entire Route 66, from the Windy City to the Pacific coast. 

I always want to do an epic long road trip. Not necessarily Route 66, but why not a longer road trip like from Atlantic coast to Pacific coast. I always want get the feeling of just jump onto a car and drive and drive, as long as the fuel isn't running low. While the scenery both sides of you doesn't change much, you keep driving on the straight, seemingly endless road. While everything starts to seem indifferent to you, you slowly notice your own life becoming somehow purposeless and absurd. Just drive and drive. Have to admit that, I kinda like that feeling very much. 

I did manage to gasp a little bit of that feeling once before. It was when I was sitting at the back of a car, while my Tunisian friend, Issam driving on the barren land not far from Tozeur. That time I had no idea where I was heading, and not even sure whether I was kidnapped or what because I hitchhiked into Issam's car. The car window was  opened and by the rolling wheels, the dust was stirred together with the air I breathed. The hazy dust wasn't the choking kind, it was just enough to make you feel like a road warrior, like Mel Gibson. You might wanna wash your face afterwards though because of the dust.  Well, despite the insecurity I had with me in this total alien landscape, I strangely felt serenity at that moment.

This following video matches my feeling about road trip perfectly. With the right music, and the drive goes on...