The past is the past, the future is unknown, the present is now. Live in the present.

I’m shaking the dust of Southern California off my boots and heading on. My time here has been good, nearly great.

I will miss the friends that I have made. I will miss the close proximity of Mex and my beloved Joshua Tree N.P. What I will not miss is the city, the commute, the traffic, nor the California laws and regulations.

While my heart will forever be drawn to The Southland, on Saturday I’ll aim the nose of The Beast northward. Take the coast and catch some waves along the way to Bend, Oregon. 

I visited my good friend Winston and his lovely wife Hillary there a couple months back and came to realize that it is a special place. A seemingly perfect blend of city and country, surrounded by National Forest, mountains, Smith Rock, and filled with down home folks. 

Here’s to a new chapter. Here’s to the present.