Real Human Moments

We arrived at Arches National Park around noonish the next day. We lucked out and the outside temperature was only a cool 100 degrees, we stocked up on water at the visitor center and checked out the park. Arches is a beautiful national park of sand stone formations that sometimes form these amazing arches. They all have ominous names like the Fiery Furnace and Devil’s Garden.

If you disobeyed the posted signs they also turned out to be great places to do simple bouldering and climbing. The extra views offered on top of the boulders or arches were extremly gratifying.  We checked out all the different arches and structures for most the day,  around 7 oclock we  headed into Moab to grab dinner.

In New Orleans we met a beautiful lady from the Moab area who told us about an awesome hostel to stay at and a cool natural pond to go swimming.  We found our way to the Lazy Lizard hostel and asked directions to Left Hand to go swimming. We found our way to these sets of small swimming ponds and cooled off in the clear water. While swimming I felt such an overwhelming feeling of … connectedness, this really was a Real Human Moment. Someone in New Orleans was able to help us find a great place to stay and go swimming half way across the country. The few hours we spent swimming really solidified what I was looking for in the trip.

Back at the hostel we met our fellow travelers and chatted the night away. There was a couple traveling from a semester in California back home to Boston, another couple originally from Connecticut was on their way back to Texas after Bonnaroo. There were a few more permanent residents such as Carmine and John. There was also another traveler, 22, who was moving to Lake Tahoe, CA. She was a beautiful and charming woman who was making her journey’s by herself. We started chatting and talked most the night, only interrupted by the various characters and locals coming in and out. I felt as if I should have asked for her number or e-mail, but of course I didn’t. Oh well its moments like that which keep the traveling bug alive. If anyone knows a girl moving to the Lake Tahoe region, send me my email.

Jimbo