On the 28th I did some serious thinking while driving, put in my appearance at the Festival and then drove down to Luna County to camp. Sunday the 29th, a short rough trip over to El Paso–the International Airport, the divine 2Ten coffeeshop, and out US 180 East to effect the discovery of Desert Haven, Texas.

The day after, we saw the caverns at Carlsbad and made a very long drive back to the ranch, through the hell that Albuquerque has become, sleeping at long last in the one big bed.

Today there was nothing beyond the unpacking and the decompress and the posting of the first of the trip vids.

It’s cold now and there’s a blessing in that too.