July 15, 2024
There is not much that brings me more joy than an extended Road Trip. Starting last Wednesday I took off from Cave Creek, heading up the Four Peaks Road to Payson, then on to Heber, Show Low, Springerville, Red Hill, Quemado, Pie Town (where we actually stopped and had some pie!), then on to Datil, The Great Array, Magdalena, Socorro, San Antonio, Malpais, Carrizozo, Capitan and on into Lincoln where we lost phone service. Ha. Not totally, but enough that you have to walk around the town looking for a signal. It's a 493 mile run and about eight hours and change. It can be grueling in parts (three pilot car construction zones near Heber) but it is also very serene, especially out on the mesas of western New Mexico.
On the way over, I gave a talk in the Sawdust Theater in Payson, Arizona to fellow artists on how to fail more. Evidently worked because you can clearly see, someone is failing to find something more interesting on their phone.
Speaking of Rob, he joined me in Payson, after driving up from Chandler, then we caravaned on to Lincoln. After the speech, I stopped in Star Valley for a haircut.
Yes, my neighbor Bev in Cave Creek has a house, she calls a "cabin" outside of Payson and I stopped to get a haircut. The dog's name is Fluffy.
Got back last night at exactly 5:30 after a round trip run of 986 miles. Might be one of the last times I do this on my own. It was fun, but I may be done!
Oh, and for the record it is this wonderful Zonie's birthday today:
Lovely Linda turns 78
"I've been made blue, I've been lied to, When will I be loved?"
—Linda Ronstadt, "When Will I Be Loved?"
Bonus Quote:
"Lincoln is smiling."
—An elderly Mexican woman to Buckeye Blake at the Ellis Store reopening
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