5/24 I have no idea why I lay awake half of last night, from 2:30 on. I kept assuming if I waited it out I’d eventually doze, but I guess I should have gotten up and been productive. Luckily Murphy knew how to work the giant old percolator that lived on the stove, and he …
5/23 The sunrise was bottled at the end of the canyon facing town, and as we headed that way the sandstone blocks of the top layer dropped lower and lower. Soon we were out of the canyon into the bleak and desolate fringes of Grants, interstate 40 screaming close by. Many houses, or permanent trailers, …
5/22 The ground was surprisingly comfortable, the lumps somehow lining up in spots that worked. In the morning the sleeping bag was sopping on top, condensation from the unusual humidity. The coffee tasted extra good. The lava rubble was tough to warm up the muscles, dictating slow deliberate steps as I loosened up. Not many …
5/21 The morning arrived clouded and cool, thank goodness, after the cooker which was yesterday. My brain was slow to unfog this morning, the thick, dark, sky drowse-inducing, as we dutifully followed cairns through slash piles for fire management. A gash opened in the ground, and Prana stuck his head and lamp down in. “Stalactites!” …
5/20 The alarm beeped - time to return to the routine. Well, almost. My brother made a giant bowl of maple syrup flax milk latte, then cooked up pan after cast iron pan of French toast. It may have been the best I’d ever had, neck and neck with my mom’s. “Of course the French …
5/19 We stumbled out of bed this morning. I slept like garbage - wind too noisy, temp too warm, to bed too late, too much beer, dehydrated. Oh my god. Mistakes. Pie for breakfast and a big pot of coffee helped immensely, and then we hit the road. A few miles along, 3 dark shapes …
5/18 Time for road walkin’. We packed two days of food in our pack, a little water, ate pie for breakfast, agreed on the night’s meeting spot, then departed the van site. 35 miles of road faced us before we would set foot on trail again; unfortunate, but luckily it was mostly dirt. Crusoe would …
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5/17 Today was Prana’s and my 7 year anniversary. 9 years together total. Hard to fathom, really, that it has already been that long. We started the day by going to get pie- all sold out, 5 minutes after they opened. Oh well- we’d try, try again. Next was laundry. Crusoe drove us back to …
5/16 Glorious. We slept in a bit, as far as we do, and then roused for the morning. A few camp spots over was nicer enough it was worth moving, so I did trash detail, cleaning up as much as I could, and then we moved in. Strung a line to air fluff the quilt, …
5/15 Pie Town Day! We leapt out of bed, ready for it. 21 miles until Crusoe would meet us at the Top Of The World convenience store, which was 3 miles prior to Pie Town; we’d figure out when to do the other 3 highway miles during the next two days. We sailed on easy …
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