I did it! I did it twice in two consecutive Septembers! How awesome is that?!?
Last year, I’d had a righteous adventure riding/camping the WYBDR. I was posting about it (many posts in series as I do). In the middle of posts I dropped everything and rode off for a short trip of what I called “tame motocamping”.
I was gleeful to interrupt discussion of one campout with the activity of another. It just seemed funny and also fulfilling to do that. It’s how I came up with the post title: We Interrupt Discussing This Camping Trip For… A Camping Trip.
Yesterday, I was thinking about how even one night doing a lame, tame, in-the-backyard, night was good for the soul even if it was a tiny bit of stress on the body. I remembered how last year had turned out and… whoosh, It just happened. I autopiloted my ass right back out into the yard and setup a tent without really thinking about it. (Yes, this time I used a tent, it has gotten a bit colder.)
This time it was nothing special. No aggressive bucks. No mental and spiritual consultation with Marcus Aurelius or Teddy Roosevelt. [Spoiler alert!] There was no unidentifiable yowling in the distance. The coyotes didn’t throw a kegger. Etc…
It was entirely unremarkable… which is fine with me!
I’m almost ecstatic that I’ve maybe turned a corner. Fretting over a “lost” summer and lack of camping in my favorite month gave way to interrupting one campout with a second. Not bad. Not bad at all.
A.C.
P.S. I want to give a hearty “thank you” to all the nice people who responded with positive vibes and useful info about CPAPs. Everyone says the internet is filled with goons and jerks. But not here. I might have received criticism and mockery but I didn’t. Y’all are the nicest, most pleasant and supportive folks ever! In general the world needs positivity and in specific I did too. I very much appreciate it. Thanks!
