Rain Day

It’s raining in Capital Reef – so far a gentle patter is quieting the red dust and making the asphalt shiny.  The forecast calls for showers off and on today. I’m hoping we can get out and see the rocks slick with rain colors.  But we’ll have to wait a bit – you don’t want to explore the backcountry if it rains hard – the flash floods are legendary.

So the Casita’s table and two chairs might be our field trip today – I should be grateful to be dry and have a place to sit.

This vacation is still more about the Casita then Utah.   Instead of a walk this morning – I went to fill the car with gas.  Instead of a drive - will we stay in the Casita?

Aunt Kass was talking about traveling with Uncle Doug – can they still camp now that he’s recovering from his cardiac issues?  Given a limited amount of energy – what do you spend it on?  She was guessing a good car and trailer would be best.  For them getting too and from airports, plane schedules and all that is just too much.  For them the journey is the reward?

For me? Evidently I’m tuned to get to the destination and spend as much time in it as possible.  Maybe the destination is more a reward for me then the journey?  I want the energy focused on soaking up the locale, visiting the sites, experiencing the adventure.   The getting there and getting back?  Make it quick and efficient.  The ‘being’ there – make it quick and efficient too – a $49 Rodeway Inn works fine for me.   ‘Vacationing with Appliances’ is just too distracting for me right now!

We’ve seen Harley Davidson hoards roaring on the highways – and last night a big table of them were laughing at the restaurant  What do they do in the rain?  How much logistics time do the Harley’s take up?  I’ve been thinking about that in today’s rain. How does a Harley balance journey and destination?