...and camping for 4 days, right smack in the
middle of it, is a great way to experience that
beauty.
~
...much time was spent enjoying the vast landscape...
~
...looking up at the majestic Red Mountain
in all her glory from my pink camp chair...sitting
on the north side of the trailer to shield myself
from the piercing hot sun and 80 degree temperature...
I did a lot of that...with puppy dog in tow...
...my little shadow...
~
...thinking, reflecting, setting goals and even chalking
the almost forgotten New Years resolutions onto the pages
of my trusty camper sketch pad...in mid February!!
~
...but I truly did find enlightenment! Between the
screaming dirt bikes, churning desert dust while
circling camp like a swarm of killer bees, and the
free-for-all dog park our camp mysteriously became...
...legs lifting, marking anything and everything
in sight...camp chairs...RV rims...
fancy woven camp rugs...
...at times, a chaotic three ring desert circus show...
~
...yet through the chaos, inspiration prevailed...
for a moment, a brief vision passed through my
subconscious...an image of my new Hooka One One
running shoes and Nathan hydration vest...both,
back to back birthday gifts, barely used,
put away and sitting lonely in a closet back home.
~
...how I need a "real" goal and challenge for this
impending big "50" countdown that has begun...
~
...approximately a year and one half of time to
play around with and prepare for something that
makes life special and exciting to live...
~
...not just another birthday dinner at "The Olive Garden"
or "Black Angus"...how tragic and horribly
lack-luster that would be...
...Let the Journey Begin!!
