From the Lava Beds to Ellis Motel. I cheated a little today, but as explained in the video, I was beat down. Sorry for so many pics of the motel sign, but I really like the image. Very postcard like. Can't decide which one is best/my favorite.
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| Sunrise at the Lava Beds campground |
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| Camp Jimbo at Lava beds Monument |
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| Ancient lava flow |
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| My room if David Lynch was sending me a hooker |
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| Non hooker room |
Haha, thanks for the shoutout Jimbotron. Kudos on capturing a shit day. Made me giggle to hear you swear so fluently!
ReplyDeletehaha Yeah i'm good at it! Glad you enjoyed the shout-out!
DeleteJames. You deserve the hooker room, dude, and I mean that in the nicest way about hookers, the room and your state of mind. Walk on, dude
ReplyDeleteThank you, good sir! Post card written and will be on it's way soon!
DeleteDammit! Stop taking better pictures than me!
ReplyDeleteNicely done on the vid. I could feel your pain and suffering. Always makes for good TV, so keep up the good work. More pain, more suffering. Glad you're still alive + have not been eating by zombie chipmunks.
Top tip - scroll down through the 'Ellis Motel' pics really fast and make your own movie of the sun going down.
Nice idea for the motel sign! Glad you're enjoying my pain and wishing me more of it for your entertainment haha
Deletedamn, you complain better than anyone i know. no really, it didn't even seem like complaining. calling that fly a fucking cock made me laugh so much.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHA right on, bud!
DeleteHey Jim,
ReplyDeleteI am impressed by efforts you make to “exercise your freedom”, in spite of your pains under the sunny road the thirst for adventure is still close to your heart...
“It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about.”
Sam Mendes “American Beauty”.
Your blog is great and i learn a lot from it.
Day 22: You walked 28 miles because you were “out of smoke”?!!
Be exhausted will not help you to exorcise your demons.
Day23: « i need some kindness and patience from strangers at the end of my day ».
You also need to be kindness and patience with yourself.
Some of your pictures are really well composed and achieve!
“I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life...”
Sam Mendes “American Beauty”.
“Have you ever walked through a forest to get to the Pacific Ocean? You can hear the waves long before you see them. That’s what the wind moving throught the trees sounds like, i can’t describe how incredibly lonely i get every evening before sundown.”
Jimbothedriver, day 11 6-24-12 5:57 pm.
I think nobody reading such blog feels alone.
I guess along the road some people have answers for you and soon or later geography and lonelyness will no longer be your masters.
Thank you very much for all the great words and checking out my blog! This is indeed the most incredibly difficult thing I've ever done.
DeleteJim, you rock. I am loving your blogs. I tried to call you the other day just to say hello. However, I only have your old number. 909-992-2843. Give me a call. Tomorrow I catch a greyhound from sacto to el Paso, but I should be available at some point in the day.
ReplyDeleteMy old number is the only number I've had for years haha! I'll give ya a buzz asap, buddy!
DeleteSo glad you didn't give up. Thanks for the turkey sandwich, I was staaaarrrving!
ReplyDelete-koshka
Thanks Koshka! It's so tempting to give up. I want to almost everyday. You guys keep me going, though. So thank you!
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