#RandomRoad Moments: Troy, NC, 12 months ago. Video by Nina Rife ... #road #skoolie #vanlife #friends #tribe #community #travel #didgeridoo https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR39eReh/

#RandomRoad Moments: #Easter Weekend: Aquirre Spring, outside of Las Cruces, NM. I find my soul out in places like this. My van is in the shop, getting a transmission rebuild. But thanks to a road buddy, I managed to get in three days of camping out here, sleeping in the open. Out here, with the sun casting its magic on the dragon-toothed ridges, I couldn’t help but think of resurrection and renewal. To those who celebrate, Happy Easter and Pesach ... #nature #photography #zen #road

#RandomRoad Moments: Swamp moon, Rood Creek, GA, April 2021. Wherever you find the moon, you find moon magic. This particular magic occurred early morning, as the moon was yielding the sky. Pretty soon, the sun would take over. The birds, as if anticipating the shift change, would soon call out. Then, as dawn approached, they'd swoop low over the water, feeding on what the gators feed on. As I said, moon magic ... #nature #photography #moon #zen #road #swamp

#RandomRoad Moments: Marfa TX, yesterday. Looking in, looking out. A seemingly empty landscape invites a meditation on, well, emptiness. Of course, emptiness is the soil from which everything springs - it is written in your next realization. The occasion here: Strolling the grounds of the Chinati Foundation, an unusual art gallery occupying some of the derelict buildings of an old army camp. Ah, coming up empty. #WindowFriday #zen #nature #photography #art #road #travel #meditation

#RandomRoad Moments: Holbrook, AZ, 2017. The nearby Petrified Forest was my true destination, but unexpected pleasures like this truly make my day. The town, unfortunately, like many pockets of rural America, has been left behind. Indeed, it might have gone the way of the dinosaur. If my memory serves me correctly, I stopped off at an A&W next door for a hot dog and a root beer float. Then I sauntered over to savor the 'saurs. #WeirdAmerica - gotta love it. #photography #road

#RandomRoad Moments: Joshua Tree National Park, Feb 2017. It's a trick. No one actually stacked these stones. The way I understand it, long ago, water dripped into the fissures of underground rocks and did its expanding and contracting thing, acting as wedges. Later, the ground eroded, exposing these jaw-dropping megaliths.Then the wind went to work, carving and sculpting and rounding out. The Joshua trees have their own stories to tell. #standingstonesunday #nature #photography

#RandomRoad Moments: Trenton, NJ, July 2017. Only fitting on St Patrick's Day to post a photo of me with this find. After a one-month layover, I was ready to get back on the road. First a swing through New England, then out west toward OR. It had been a year since quadruple bypass surgery. I had been on the road for six months, living out of my car. How long could my luck hold out? Turned out I was lucky in finding my luck. #stpatricksday #photography #Irish #luck #road

#RandomRoad Moments: Congaree National Park, SC, Nov 2021. A rare floodplain forest, a lot of it old growth. A boardwalk loop takes you right in. Conveniently, I showed up when the mosquitoes were out of season. This is a tiny national park that flies under most people's radar. Rather than spectacular, I tend to rate my parks by mood and atmosphere. On that criteria, this one is right up there. Walk slow, breathe. Ahh! #thicktrunktuesday #nature #photography #zen #tree #hike

#RandomRoad Moments: Little Talbot Island FL, March 2022. Not the beach scene you'd expect in FL. Bleak, blustery, all to myself. Yet, just inland lies a profusion of tropical growth, plus rich wetlands supporting a multitude of aquatic and bird life. It rained like crazy my three or four days here. Soon, there will be plenty of sun for those well-watered inland trees to feed on. Not to mention renewed wetlands. In the meantime, enjoy the stroll. #Photomonday #nature #photography

#RandomRoad Moments: Sharp Top Mountain, VA, Aug 2021. Just a short easy hike, I thought. Ha! No such thing as an easy hike along the Blue Ridge, particularly any summit hike. Gentle grades are unknown. Unremittingly vertical is de rigueur for the Appalachians. Half-mile from the top, my lungs went on strike. Rubber legs. Long break. Turned the corner only to discover God dumped all these boulders out of the sky. God and I have issues. #standingstonesunday #nature #photography