Yair and I spent two nights at the Kings Bottom campground just outside of Moab – just long enough to explore the canyon and have Yair’s friend David over for a campfire. When we headed out we went straight into the trendy part of Moab for groceries, water, and some internet-cafe time. I also ducked into a local health foods store for a few types of loose-leaf tea which I’ll use to begin to educate Yair on the art. To begin, I have jasmine, gunpowder, cloud, and earl grey.

After stocking up we headed out of town to some free camping off of Willow Springs Road on Utah State Trust Land. We have a fire pit, a rock ledge, and a view of snow-covered mountains. It is wonderfully quiet, except…

There are dune-buggies or ATVs everywhere. Almost everyone out here is riding all day on the loud toy-like machines. It looks like fun but I can’t help but categorize these people as a different type of camper. Rather than visiting with and walking through this natural environment, they ride over it. These are the conquerors of nature. And, as we learned last night, these are the people with the good fireworks.

This place is free and wonderful and filled with geocaches to find (and dinosaur footprints!) so we’ve decided to take some time here. A welcome break from what was becoming a regular change of location. We’re taking long afternoons to read and explore and nap. It’s nice to be nowhere.