The trip from Eugene to Austin was a quick one but we were still able to enjoy some neat stuff along the way.

Most memorably:

I love Moab even more after this return trip. We stayed far out from the city and down inside a canyon. The campground was ours alone and far from the road, away from the sounds of dune buggies. Yair snuggled the RV up against a red rock wall and parked us within walking distance of a wonderfully lush, cool, and shaded river bed which provided a comfortable place to spend the afternoon. It is heaven in Moab at sunset.

RVing has been a lesson in simplicity and I intend to carry all that I’ve learned into the life I remake for myself in Austin. Simplicity applies to many areas and in different ways. Fewer possessions, fewer desires, honesty (as in doing what you say you are going to do which eliminates the nagging feeling of “I need to…” or “I should have…”), accepting and embracing other people’s freedom and choices (not taking things personally or trying to control others), and letting go of negative thoughts and feelings which can become obsessive (like unhelpful worry about the future). I’ve been living with less baggage and living more in the now and it’s been eyeopening, freeing.

I might be reaching a zen state. Let’s see if I can hold on to it as I plunge back in to work and city life…