"The Oasis of my Soul"... A Lifelong road trip with Spirit...

[Beemerchef]

Meeting the Meathead...

It was an anticipated day to see Meathead, (Mark), can you understand his handle through some of the pictures?... swing by here, Fort Davis, TX, and join me for dinner...
I have posted the pictures and the short stay on my Blog...

Enjoy and be well...

Ara & Spirit

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hey there ara...love the snap of spirit and the mini-snowman..
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[Beemerchef]

Backing up a bit in time...

I like this one too!!!

Hard to believe that one week and more has already gone by in this New Year... time is starting to speed up as I look at maps, there is no plans or directions, the weather will be my guide mostly as I have to move on to warmer climates, mainly for Spirit. With even two coats on, the poor guy is cold, he does not want to go out and I am not feeling comfortable with his lethargic days... we both need our exercise... him as much as me!

We did not ride yesterday... spend it mostly at Jerry’s and Nalda’s Bookstore... it amazes me for a town this small how many interesting people there are... so many conversations!

There are always pictures from the past that do not make it on the Blog... with Cagiva 549's permission I have posted some of the recent past ones...

Hope you enjoy...

Be well...

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are you eventually heading into the southwest ara? you made mention you were off to death valley, or roundabout those parts..
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i reckon the warmer weather will be good for you both..
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happy trails ..

 

[Beemerchef]

SouthWest

Yes, we will be actually in Anza Borrego the 14th... meeting some friends... via Tucson for some knobbies as it will be mostly off road for at least 2 to 3... maybe to 4 months!
Death Valley on the 26 with a big group... an annual thing which I have never attented before...
Early February some one wants to show me Mojave...
Ah!... I almost need someone to keep track of all this!
Thakns for asking...
Has been warmer here... but still freezing at night...
Be well...

Ara & Spirit

 

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A ride to Balmorhea Springs... awesome!

Don’t you be thinking now...
On my way back from Balmorhea Hot Springs, a few miles into the ride, a black truck with blue and red was flashing... I could not see very well beyond it, looked like a couple bikes had kissed the grass...
Not so...
They were shooting a commercial! I stop... U turn... going the wrong way... the local Sheriff is not very happy, but the guys are... a sidecar with a dog? compared to the usual two wheel stuff they have been working on. Any chance to be in it?... I ask... sorry... wrong brand!
Oh well... maybe better luck next time...
The rest of the riding was great... it is all the Blog.

My last day in Texas... you have been good to me... I leave with some new friends and some incredible memories... and I will be back! There is no doubt about it...

Be well...

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[Beemerchef]

In transit, Wilcox, AZ.

You know the drill if you have ever taken a Freeway, in transit as I call it... and most, unfortunately, because of lack of time, somehow wondering why my time has been lacking now suddenly... needing to get from point A to point B as I am doing!
It finally was a good decision to take Hwy #10... as you might read it in the Blog...

Till then... you all be well... were going...

Ara & Spirit My Blog[URL=http://theoasisofmysoul.typepad.com/the_oasis_of_my_soul/]My Blog

 

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Re: In transit, Wilcox, AZ.

...because of lack of time, somehow wondering why my time has been lacking now suddenly...

 

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Love the Avatar...

Wonder if it was there... or you just put it up!!!
Maybe they can play some day?...

Now... only 80 miles from Tucson... I have an extra day!!!
The reservation system in California Parks i what making me have a schedule!!! But then again... I will get lost and camp anywhere soon!!!

Be well... it is too funny!!!

Ara & Spirit

 

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Re: Love the Avatar...

Wonder if it was there... or you just put it up!!!
Maybe they can play some day?...

Just put it up a few days ago, I think. Keep the good stuff coming

 

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Re: In transit, Wilcox, AZ.

You know the drill if you have ever taken a Freeway, in transit as I call it... and most, unfortunately, because of lack of time, somehow wondering why my time has been lacking now suddenly... needing to get from point A to point B as I am doing!
It finally was a good decision to take Hwy #10... as you might read it in the Blog...

Till then... you all be well... were going...

Ara & Spirit My Blog[URL=http://theoasisofmysoul.typepad.com/the_oasis_of_my_soul/]My Blog

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hey ara and spirit..
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just seeing that open road makes me want to get up and GO!
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take care...looking forward to the next update..
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Really cool adventure... good reading..

Thanks...and keep it coming.. now did you say 3 to 4 month of knobbies...

 

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The Magic of the Chiracahua's

Nothing should ever stop anyone from going where they want and need to go!... one way Journey here... and yes, I did say 2 to 3 months of knobbies... I just got it about an hour ago... I only need a rear... sitting in Tucson at a Starbuck!... WOW... civilization!!!
It rained all night, we, I say we!... slept late... kept raining and there was not much sense going to Tucson trying to find another place to camp... 80 miles away, I thought, leave early tomorrow morning and have a do nothing day!
Well, the skies cleared up, and actually for the first time I cannot write it all in one Blog!
So this is part one of what end up being a full day...

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

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[Beemerchef]

Part II of the Magic of the Chiricahuas...

A quick overnight in Gila Bend, AZ, and here we are now in Anza Borrego, California! I will spell it for the first time...
A day, or was it two days ago?... returning from the Chiricahuas the sunset was magical... as so was the ride up, all in the Blog.
Feeling always like a kid in a candy store... that is me today... new maps, new roads with the knowledge that I will be here, in this area anyhow, till it starts warming up a bit...

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

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hey there ara and spirit...
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i had a squint at the latest photos and yer write-up...
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the last snap with the mountains gleaming red is awesome...
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Anza Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP)

Leave some space I always think... with a load like mine the braking effect is just not the same... specially when second in line to a minor fender bender... What was really funny and I wish I had a picture of it, but we had to move along as this happened... We had to wait a while for the accident to be moved. A cop arrives coming the other way... parks and crosses the median by foot...
They are making some space for us to move along... as we leave... he sprints back to his car as I almost run over him, I look... and the brushes under his car are on fire!!! flames are shooting 3 to 4 feet by the time he reaches the other side... myself wondering what he is going to do... he jumps in the car, gutsy move... and drives it forward! Gets his extinguisher and puts the fire out... his car was not burning... yet! Wonder... wonder... I bet he will never throw that cigarette again down when getting out of his car!!!
It was down to 19 degrees last night!... I will not complain, I know I am at about the most southern point there could be and everyone else has to be colder. So you will not hear about it... anymore! Instead I will write my day in the Blog, my first day in this unusual State Park...

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

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This is real Desert, a reminder!

I have not been able to settle since I have been here, unlike other places that I have been, I have dug deeper and deeper and very slowly some mental answers are, vaguely I have to say, taking some various shapes. I watched a short movie this morning at the Visitor Center about the Marshall Family that lived here on Ghost Mountain for 15 years... hiking for 14 miles they brought wood piece by piece to built their home... their water came from miles away 12 gallons at the time... They had 3 children and they end up with a divorce in later years. Can we change so much, from one extreme to another? I miss the simpler years... of course I can go back to them as right now nothing prevails but truly the matters of the mind... ABDSP is an enigma to me as I wonder why it has brought up all these questions in my mind? Is it because it is so vast?... so much land with the freedom to live on it anywhere one likes?... the invitation sure is there... I will probably take it after my stay here in the Park... that is what I have been longing for...
I got to ride some of those areas today... much land... and much sand!

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Be well...

Ara & SpiritThe Blog.

 

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Beautiful Southern ABDSP

We had a blast today! Literally... my best day since in ABDSP... and, as someone mentioned it, the Southern part of the Park is it for me! No doubt... I am finding out slowly what attracts me to the land... Vast open spaces, the solitude and the lack of a crowd, unlike Borrego Springs itself.
Having commitments from the 26th of this month to be in Death Valley and Mojave Desert and backtrack to Gila Bend for a couple days, I know... thanks for the support, it is a tough schedule... I decided to come back here afterward but camp in the Southern part which you will read a bit of it in today’s Blog.

You be well...

Ara and a tired Spirit... snoring as we speak!!!

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more brilliant photos of your surroundings and of course spirit..
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he looks happier now!.
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ps..whoever put the sign post out there has a great sense of humour..

 

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The first bloom in ABDSP...

Busy, busy!... maybe I will take a vacation and “do nothing” someday, and then again, that is just not me!
From meeting locals in Borrego Springs to picking my next campsite in the wilderness... finally... and getting stuck one more time... it is all in the Blog with of course, more pictures!

Be well...

Ara & Spirit

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