GPS

I have been traveling with my garmin GPS since first purchasing Minnie.  The Lady Garmin has been my constant companion and she has gotten me to places far and wide.  Sometimes when traveling in the middle of nowhere with no radio stations I have used her to count down the miles as my sole source of amusement.

She started behaving strangely and eventually could no longer keep a charge.  I had to find my way back to Mesa twice without the benefit of my beloved GPS.  Thankfully I now know the Phoenix route fairly well so with only a minor detour when I found myself on the way to Tucson, I have been able to navigate my way back home.  But I knew it was time to purchase a new garmin and I now have a new one.

Will this new garmin be as good as my old one?  Will the voice be the same?  Will we be able to bond the same as the last one?  Can I trust this new garmin? 

Only time and a road trip will have the answer.  I am thinking about a trip next month to Tombstone to check out a park and see how this new garmin performs. 

Things may never be the same without my lovely Lady.

11-11-11

My travels have now taken me back to Mesa.

My last few days in Sedona found me once again in Jerome, in a saloon drinking whiskey and shooting pool, followed by a full moon drumming circle on Cathedral Rock.

Scout left early on Friday morning, along with neighbor Chris.  They had made a connection and had plans to rendezvous at Joshua Tree.  Haven't heard from Scout, but my guess is they spent a pleasant evening amidst spectacular scenery.  'Nuff said about that:).

On 11-11-11 I also made a connection in the form of a woman named Crystal.  I found myself the only person in the store (http://www.angelsofenlightenment.com/) and within a few minutes we had connected, knew one another and I found myself channeling a message to her.  Within another few minutes it was over, people entered the store and Crystal and I hugged, knowing it was a precious moment in time where hearts connect.

It was a day of connections and isn't that what 11-11-11 was all about?

Scout

Everyday I send Many Faces out into the world as my scout.  She is up early and reports back on the weather conditions, the energy of the day and the general vibe.  I never get out of bed until she gives me the report of the day.

She is also the scout on our hikes as she goes ahead of me and warns me of any conditions on the path that may need extra attention.

She is fearless, knows no stranger and is a great gatherer of information.  She is my Scout.

Magic

'Nother Day, 'Nother Face

 Yesterday was a relatively quite day for me.  I think I was just on energy overload and needed a day to integrate.  Many Faces road her bike to and from yoga, went for a hike and then went for a bike ride with our neighbor Chris.  I went for the hike, and that was enough, other than a shower.

For dinner we all congregated in Minnie for pizza and conversation but even then I just stayed at home and allowed the pizza to be brought to me.  Odd day, even odder evening.

Today I went for the one of the most magical hikes of my life, and I have been on some magical hikes.  We started toward Steamboat Rock but got side tracked to Grasshopper Point in the Coconino National Forest.  In a world where it is hard to find a parking place, we arrived and found we were the only car.  The hike was mystical, magical and many dimensional.  We passed through Boulder Land, Fairy Land, Sunny Vale and Pinon Forest, all names we made up as we passed from one dimension to another.  We ended up at a creek with Three Sisters, three majestic trees that had grown around a boulder and was the perfect place to sit and meditate.  If, or when, I live here, it is the place I would return to time and time again. 

I would happily live in these woods for the rest of my life.

Boars Gone Wild

Another Day, Another Face, Same Clothes

The day started cold with a wintry mix.  We started the day with massages and eventually made our way to the Sedona Meditation Center (http://www.sedonameditationcenter.org/).  We stayed to enjoy the public meditation room with a huge quartz crystal in the center of the room.  Absolute bliss.

When we could finally pull ourselves away from our meditations we drove to Jerome but because of the lateness of the day we didn't stay and explore as long as we would have liked.  It's that whole thing about not being able to drive at night and we made it back to the rv site just as it was turning very dark.

After dinner we heard a loud ruckus outside and when we turned on the light, there they were, a family of boars looting the cooler.  They made off with coffee, bread and an ice pack and nothing we did could scare them off.  Not shouting, not the outdoor light, not the light of the camera's flash.

Strangest experience I have ever had at an rv park.

Sedona, AZ

Just One of Many Faces

 I am now in Sedona for the week sharing Minnie with my gypsy soul sister, who has now been renamed Woman of a Thousand Faces.  I have never met anyone whose face so constantly changes!  She recently left Crested Butte, CO and has been living in her car until her next "home" shows up.  I have invited her to sleep inside Minnie since the nights have been so cold in Sedona.  We have hiked, shopped and eaten and are struck by how similar we are to one another.  Unfortunately that means neither of us has a sense of direction, neither of us drive well at night, neither of us cooks and our Venus in Scorpio makes for some very interesting male encounters.

The Crystal Skulls (http://crystalskulls.com/13-crystal-skulls.html) ceremony is tomorrow but it is not as public as I originally thought and only a limited amount of the "public" are allowed to attend with a price of $150.  I will not be in attendance.  I could rant, but I will just let it pass.

What will be public are many 11-11-11 ceremonies.  This has been another added bonus to this trip to Sedona.

I love Sedona.  I want to move to Sedona.  I have not felt so at home since Glastonbury.

Gifts

I still don't have my laptop back so no pictures until I do. I plan to pick up the new and improved version next week on my way to Sedona.

The Mayan Elders are traveling the US with the sacred Crystal Skulls and one of the planned stops is Sedona. Two years ago I was in Sedona for the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, now I will be there for the Thirteen Crystal Skulls. It has been an interesting two years since I was last in the presence of the Skulls and I am pleased and surprised that this is my next "mission". I am meeting up with the gypsy soul sister I met while in Truth or Consequences and looking forward to the magic the two of us create.

The new iPad was on my birthday wish list so I gave myself an early present and that is what I have been using until the return of my laptop. I love it, but it does not replace my laptop. The main problem is I can't get Espn3 so I missed all football games today (go Big Red!), I can't get Adobe Flash, copy and paste functions seem to be a real hassle and I can't download pictures from my camera. What I love is that I can read a book, watch a movie, browse the Internet and listen to Pandora with such a small, portable devise and when there is no wi-fi available I can connect through Verizon on a month to month basis.

Happy early birthday to me:).