...Utah. I am on my last leg of my 6 month trip. This last leg has been an overwhelming experience. Each day brings a surprise and I am not exaggerating. At the end of my Trip, I'll write a summary of the whole trip. But before then lets me tell you about Torrey.
Life Meets Death
This picture was taken in Dixie National Forest, a few miles away from Torrey. It doesn't do it justice but what you see in the background are canyons and petrified deserts. I tried to bring it with me but thats impossible. I just have to move. he he
Last week I fell in love with a town, something I don't remember ever happening to me. The town is called Torrey its located south east of Salt Lake City, Utah, about 4 hours away from my sisters. It is a very small town in the middle of nowhere. Its a place where the desert meets the forests, death meets life. The views are amazing. I have never seen anything like it. It was love at first sight. The town had three restaurants, all local, a general store a bunch of cabins for rent and houses that are acres apart. It was perfect. For now its a place I want to live at one point of my life but who knows?
We stayed in Torrey for two nights and the first day I decide to give Torrey a run. It was the most beautiful run I ever did. The problem is you want to stop and suck it in. Lets just say I didn't really get far. After a mile in a half I found myself at one of many dirt entrances to a Dixie National Park and I stopped. I never stop in a middle of a run before with out a cramp, but this time I did. At the entrance a back-hoe was parked, a giant of a machine. I climbed this machine and sat on the roof. I sat there for an hour. I turned my Ipod off and I had nothing but the cool breeze blowing in my ear. Occasionally a 4x4 vehicle would pass by and the people would smile and wave at me.
It was an hour to remember.
The worst part of the trip is not being able to share it with someone special. I'm traveling with a friend, Judd. I appreciate his company but it is not the same experience. for a while the mornings was a tough start, sometimes depressing until I realized that I had a small army to share the experience with and to share the love.
I am lucky to be here and able to do a time off like this and I appreciate it but its very easy to forget that I'm not alone. Life is good.