the Road to Valhalla
estás lejos, amigo…
Poems, prose, musings, rants, lightly embellished tales of adventure, inspirations, hot springs and profound connections… On the road, in the air and over the seas… raw, unedited and in no particular order.
“Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness.”
the Pirate town of Portland, OR and the Pool of the Winds 10.10.22
“Portland has more tattooed people per capita than any other pirate town on 5 of the 7 continents.”
🏴☠️💀☠️ 🖤
Hippie Bus on the Back Forty of Idaho & Ms Julie - 07.30.21
“…Her residence is a structure that is built around an old school bus that was driven up to the property in the 80s. Wow! The entire place is an eclectic masterpiece inside and out. The owner, Julie, insisted on running a bath for me. A bath. 😳 She has an old school hippie vibe so I refused to refuse…”
McCall, Idaho, Payette Lake & Gold Fork Hot Springs - 07.30.21
“…I had been ill with a horrible head cold for the previous week as I trudged through Montana, and was finally feeling good. The day began and ended in a way that reinforces my philosophies to trust the process when you’re undeniable in the flow…”
Center, CO - The Barn Loft and Sangre de Cristos - 01.03.22
“…I was called demanding. I did demand for the kitchen and bathroom not to give me tetanus. I’ll own ‘demanding.”
Idaho City - The LDS Church & Heise Hot Springs - 08.01.21
“My friend, whom I won’t mention, gave me some LDS once and I went on an adventure to another dimension. Never left my couch.”
Butte, Montana - Primordial Soup - 07.28.21
It has a low undulating vibration. The type of vibration that a primordial soup has… just-before-life-begins…
Ogden to Denver - 08.20.22
We spotted 2 praying mantis and one was giving the other a shoulder massage. Wha happening?!?
Quetzaltenango/Xela and Aguas Amargas - 04.27.22
There was no walking through taking pictures of everything, no smiling and waving, no patiently practicing my Spanish… it was like a fkg mosh pit.
Ogden, Utah - Land Mermaids and Funky Spirals - 08.19.22
….and a filled day is fulfillling
Mt Shasta, CA and the Shepherd’s Wagon - 08.14.22
the preferred accommodations for the wandering soul…
Crescent City, CA - Part 2 & 3 - Plants and Places
…this is the official 4 week mark of this adventure and craving connection. Two weeks is an adventure… more than that… is a lifestyle. Oh how I love my lifestyle but there is much more to life’s equation and there’s plenty I’m missing, craving and needing.
Crescent City, CA - Part 1 of 3 - Creatures
…no mermaids were spotted on this trip but I won’t stop looking.
Leaving Oregon
“…the way to navigate this 21st century human experiment is through humor and humility.”
Bisttram Studio - Taos, NM
Lots of name dropping because it makes me feel like a VIP rock’nRoll movie star with a big hat…
White Sands, NM - 01.07.22
Gypsum sand dunes. Damnnnnn… you are so cool planet earth. Let’s hang out all of the time. Start a motorcycle gang…

