I am in full on hippie mode.
I had a lazy day today. First, I discovered a waterfall down the road from last night's campsite and hiked down to it.
Next, I had breakfast at the Absolute Bakery in Mancas, which was out of control awesome.
Then, I did a scenic drive from my backcountry book that was rated a 1. I saw a sign for Box Canyon trail and thought that sounded cool, so I hiked a mile down into the canyon wearing jeans and flip flops and no bra. I went skinny dipping in the Mancos River and wished I had my soap with me so it could have been a bath... I am a dirty hippie. I think I may steal a shower at the Mesa Verde campground tomorrow. Their showers are free.
Anyway, it was fun to just be totally naked in the woods and flaunt my pale, imperfect body in the sunlight. And the timing worked out perfectly, because about 5 minutes after I got dressed, I passed two other hikers and their dog.
After my drive, I was tired and had a headache, so I found this campground near Mancas, where I had a long discussion with the campground host. He was telling me about how he specifically prayed for a wife who loves Christmas, and then he met this woman with the biggest Santa collection he'd ever seen, and he felt this whisper in his heart, "Isn't this what you wanted?" How funny. I just love hearing people's stories.
And then I relaxed and watched True Blood on my phone and finished a really bad romance novel and ate peanut butter crackers and chatted with Kestelle and texted with Bernie and now I'm going to bed. It was a nice, chill day.
Oh, other evidence of me being a hippie? This tacky thing hanging from my rearview mirror. Bernie stole it for me from this abandoned house on an Indian reservation.
Also, there were multiple times today when I forgot where I was. I had to tell myself, "You are in Colorado." Maybe it's weird, but I enjoy that feeling. Kind of like when I forgot my address on last year's trip.
I had a lazy day today. First, I discovered a waterfall down the road from last night's campsite and hiked down to it.
Next, I had breakfast at the Absolute Bakery in Mancas, which was out of control awesome.
Then, I did a scenic drive from my backcountry book that was rated a 1. I saw a sign for Box Canyon trail and thought that sounded cool, so I hiked a mile down into the canyon wearing jeans and flip flops and no bra. I went skinny dipping in the Mancos River and wished I had my soap with me so it could have been a bath... I am a dirty hippie. I think I may steal a shower at the Mesa Verde campground tomorrow. Their showers are free.
Anyway, it was fun to just be totally naked in the woods and flaunt my pale, imperfect body in the sunlight. And the timing worked out perfectly, because about 5 minutes after I got dressed, I passed two other hikers and their dog.
After my drive, I was tired and had a headache, so I found this campground near Mancas, where I had a long discussion with the campground host. He was telling me about how he specifically prayed for a wife who loves Christmas, and then he met this woman with the biggest Santa collection he'd ever seen, and he felt this whisper in his heart, "Isn't this what you wanted?" How funny. I just love hearing people's stories.
And then I relaxed and watched True Blood on my phone and finished a really bad romance novel and ate peanut butter crackers and chatted with Kestelle and texted with Bernie and now I'm going to bed. It was a nice, chill day.
Oh, other evidence of me being a hippie? This tacky thing hanging from my rearview mirror. Bernie stole it for me from this abandoned house on an Indian reservation.
Also, there were multiple times today when I forgot where I was. I had to tell myself, "You are in Colorado." Maybe it's weird, but I enjoy that feeling. Kind of like when I forgot my address on last year's trip.
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