“I had two good days of rest in the casita. Rest… meaning me scraping off the hard water stalactites off my faucets and shower. I have well water which comes from the Española water basin. It has a mean water chemistry of 389.5mg/l of TDS in a variety of minerals and don’t know what any of that means but it said it’s not harmful and I drank some and I’m still here.”

“I came to the end of a continent to be close to this…”

“…I parked my Colorado car on a steep hill near Golden Gate park and strolled… and waited to hear the sweet song that brought me here on this day. Lots of people watching, tons of smiles, and a sunny breezy day. And there she is…” ❤️

“I have this romantic notion of following a path that Kerouac had taken. I’m not even sure he traveled Route 66 or just mapped it out to do so. I’m a sucker for nostalgia and vintage things… but at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who walked down this road… the story is mine to write, and today, and at this moment, it’s highway 40 to Los Ángeles.”

“Remember that time on the Brwn-Line train to Kimble, that crazy person was spitting on people and threatening to kill them? …that was awesome!”

I so dig my GenX identity… 24/7💙 Yup… a stop in Aberdeen... this spot under the bridge is all full of teenage angst vibes. Cobain and I were born the same year and I saw him once. That’s it… that’s my Kurt story.“

“Portland has more tattooed people per capita than any other pirate town on 5 of the 7 continents.”

🏴‍☠️💀☠️ 🖤

“…I feel like there was a reason I ended up at this place, and that’s what I love about adventure. My adventures. The plan is no plan, and it can make for a great moment and a great story…”

“…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…”

“…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…”

“…I was called demanding. I did demand for the kitchen and bathroom not to give me tetanus. I’ll own ‘demanding.”

“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.”

It has a low undulating vibration. The type of vibration that a primordial soup has… just-before-life-begins…

We spotted 2 praying mantis and one was giving the other a shoulder massage. Wha happening?!?

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.

….and a filled day is fulfillling

…even cowgirls get the blues.

the preferred accommodations for the wandering soul…

…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.

…no mermaids were spotted on this trip but I won’t stop looking.