Low Tech Trip

I just found out that my trip has been bumped up a couple of weeks. I am now set to go the first full week in February. I'm getting more jazzed the more I think about it. That's two weeks away. Am I prepared?

I used to be super anal retentive when it came to trips. I would create lists for everything. I was always afraid that I would forget something. I would make lists for my lists. You know what? No matter how detailed my lists were, I would always forget something. It would never fail. I would then get bummed out that I didn't fully "prepare" for the trip. How messed up is that?

This trip. Minimal is the new "white". I'm going as low tech as possible (besides my digital camera and laptop). No plans and no restrictions set on myself. I have always wanted to visit Area 51 or Roswell. I just might swing down and make it part of my trip. Who knows what I might do?

Which writer would go out and trap themselves in the woods? Emerson... Thoreau... I can never remember writers. Anyway, this is my journey. A rite of passage if you will. Spending quality time alone should help me clear my mind and answer a lot of internal questions.

I think once I hit the ocean, I'm going to jump in and enjoy myself. Baptism of the mind. This year is going to be a good year. After all, when you're at the bottom, it can only get better.