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Thursday, November 10, 2011 - Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, Alomogordo NM

Arriving at Oliver Lee, January 18, 2008
Arriving at Oliver Lee, January 18, 2008

Enough already

I've had enough traveling for now. I'm going to chill here at Oliver Lee for a while. Kick back with a good book. Clean the road grime off the rig. Maybe do a leather project or two. Start assessing the motorcycle rebuild project. Take a hike.

Night camp

Site 6 - Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, Alamogordo NM

Concentrated Space Intensifies Everything

A small, concentrated domestic space intensifies everything. It’s like the fire we live around—move it close together and the flame flares up, spread it apart and the fire goes out. We have always lived in small houses, but this one is the smallest and the best. Here I feel all my loose and wandering thoughts are gathered up and made whole. It is an antidote to a world of distractions. It is a world unto itself. It is almost more myself than I am.’

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