2012 September

still thinking about the oneness meditation tonight and how it manifested. i mean what are the chances that it happens to be held in a fairly small town area where i happen to be tonight when i just thought to check it last night? it’s pretty funny to think it’s merely coincidence. and how much of life people tend to write off as coincidence. the part i’m not quite sure about is did i manifest it? by wanting to go […]
September 28, 2012
Washington
it’s your journey, you showed up here for it, embrace it and live it fully. [and it’s okay even if it’s a bit absurd at times]

Manifestation is a funny thing. I was just listening to an older Wayne Dyer audio program (10 Secrets for Success & Inner Peace), and he was speaking about different levels of manifestation. Shortly after, I started looking around on the internet for spiritual communities (very briefly, didn’t do too much searching). Then, I looked at the Oneness Community events and wondered if there would be a Oneness Meditation happening somewhere along my journey on the west coast. One just manifested […]
September 27, 2012
Washington
September 26, 2012
Washington • Mt. Baker National Forest
made it to cascade pass
September 26, 2012
Washington • North Cascades National Park
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September 26, 2012
Washington • Mt. Baker National Forest

You must unlearn what you have been programmed to believe since birth. That software no longer serves you if you want to live in a world where all things are possible.

- Jacqueline E. Purcell
starting a time-lapse of the drive up a mountain road
September 21, 2012
Washington
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waking up after my first night at a campground [after 10 nights of life on the road]

Life on a campground seems interesting. I checked in yesterday at noon and am only here for two nights, though think I could do this for a little bit to see how it goes. Stay for a couple nights then go travel elsewhere and stay another couple nights, etc. Though this area has some development, it is pretty quiet, and there’s some nice nature around here (cliffs and a river). The space in the truck camper is a little small, […]
September 17, 2012
Washington
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September 16, 2012
Washington
September 15, 2012
Oregon • Umatilla National Forest
September 15, 2012
Oregon • Umatilla National Forest
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Feeling good, excited. Almost to the west coast states. [Lots of driving is almost over and I can let go of the ‘plan’ when I get there] Lesson: don’t think of it as a process; It’s all part of the journey.
crossing Teton Pass [10% grade @ nearly 1.6 mile elevation]
September 13, 2012
Wyoming • Teton National Forest
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September 13, 2012
Wyoming • Grand Teton National Park
September 13, 2012
Wyoming • Yellowstone National Park
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September 12, 2012
Wyoming • Yellowstone National Park
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shot some video clips near steamboat point
September 12, 2012
Wyoming • Yellowstone National Park
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waking up at dawn to head toward yellowstone
September 12, 2012
Wyoming • Cody
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September 11, 2012
Wyoming • Cody
September 11, 2012
Montana • Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
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September 11, 2012
Montana • Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
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September 10, 2012
Wyoming • Devils Tower National Monument
September 10, 2012
Wyoming • Devils Tower National Monument
waking up at devils tower
September 10, 2012
Wyoming • Devils Tower National Monument
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September 9, 2012
South Dakota • Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
September 9, 2012
South Dakota • Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
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September 9, 2012
Nebraska • Nebraska National Forest
waking up on sheep mountain table in the badlands
September 9, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
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September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
setting up my camper for a time-lapse of the stars over the badlands
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
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Wow, I have never felt such amazing beautiful, absolute silence in the world until today. When the wind stopped on Sheep Mountain Table (in the Badlands), nothing could be heard at all – no cars, no people, just perfect silence, the voice of god.

The presence is beautiful.

When the sounds of man (and the world) disappear, all that is left is god.
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
stopping at an overlook for some photos
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
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starting a time-lapse camera on the back of my camper
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
 

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson
September 27, 2012
Washington • Mt. Baker National Forest
selfie with gopro while setting up time-lapse of stars at my “camping” spot for the night
September 26, 2012
Washington • Mt. Baker National Forest
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about to head the rest of the way to cascade pass after stopping to check out the view
September 26, 2012
Washington • Mt. Baker National Forest
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You are not separate from the whole. You are one with the sun, the earth, the air. You don't have a life. You are life.

- Eckhart Tolle

Wow, what an adventure this is turning out to be! A second night I’ll be spending in a rest area tonight. Thankfully I found it right as I did. Otherwise, I almost would have crossed the Canadian border if I kept going not too much further! Okay, I exaggerate – but I’m not sure how easy it would have been to find a spot that I could sleep undisturbed without driving too far out of the way. It seems that […]
September 21, 2012
Washington
going to explore a trail
September 19, 2012
Washington
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September 16, 2012
Washington • Quincy
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September 16, 2012
Washington
September 15, 2012
Oregon • Umatilla National Forest
setting up the gopro camera for a time-lapse of my drive into the forest
September 15, 2012
Oregon
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about to go on a long hike on the moon
September 14, 2012
Idaho • Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
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September 13, 2012
Wyoming • Grand Teton National Park
September 13, 2012
Wyoming • Grand Teton National Park
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September 13, 2012
Wyoming • Yellowstone National Park
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checking out the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park
September 12, 2012
Wyoming • Yellowstone National Park
morning at lake butte overlook in yellowstone
September 12, 2012
Wyoming • Yellowstone National Park
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up the road from Buffalo Bill Dam
September 11, 2012
Wyoming • Cody
September 11, 2012
Montana • Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
September 11, 2012
Montana • Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
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September 10, 2012
North Dakota • Little Missouri National Grassland
September 10, 2012
Wyoming • Devils Tower National Monument
September 10, 2012
Wyoming • Devils Tower National Monument
third full day of life on the road

Looks like I finally got the internet hotspot connection through my phone! I just made it to Devil’s Tower. Almost didn’t come this far as I was a little tired and also didn’t want to drive in the dark and miss out on potentially interesting landscapes along the way. I’m glad I made it and decided to go [wasn’t sure if I could even get anywhere near the tower at night]. I just set up a time-lapse of the stars […]
September 9, 2012
Wyoming
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September 9, 2012
South Dakota • Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
September 9, 2012
South Dakota • Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
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It feels like a whole other world out here.
second full day of life on the road

made it to mountain time today. was interesting to watch my emotions and frustrations when technology didn’t work as i liked, particularly my phone not being able to make a simple data request due to lack of coverage [apparently sprint service doesn’t exist in these parts – i’ve been roaming since yesterday, perhaps even since thursday – and i can’t seem to get a tethered internet connection to my macbook when roaming]. there really isn’t a whole lot out here […]
September 8, 2012
South Dakota
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September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
taking some elevated time-lapse photos off a high clearance vehicle road
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
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photographing from the overlook at sheep mountain table
it was at one of these spots that i discovered and felt god when the wind stopped and i was left in complete silence
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
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September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
 
September 28, 2012
Washington
September 27, 2012
Washington • Mt. Baker National Forest
September 26, 2012
Washington • North Cascades National Park
September 26, 2012
Washington • Mt. Baker National Forest

Back in business and ready to roll on with the adventure! I heard back from Mike at Xtreme Campers who suggested I try the gfi switch and found a knob/switch under the power distribution box that did the trick! [I now have power!] I wondered what that was there for when I first saw it a while ago though forgot to ask. I’m grateful it’s working again as although I could manage with not having power to the fridge, the […]
September 22, 2012
Washington
about to take the winding switchbacks up sauk mountain
September 21, 2012
Washington
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September 18, 2012
Washington • Ross Lake National Recreation Area

The Awakened One wonders at life.
The unawakened one finds life ordinary.

- Sri Amma Bhagavan
making a quick stop to look at the columbia river before crossing the bridge to washington
September 15, 2012
Oregon
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September 15, 2012
Oregon • Umatilla National Forest
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headin’ west
September 14, 2012
Idaho
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waking up in Idaho [on the way to ‘the moon’]
September 14, 2012
Idaho
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September 13, 2012
Wyoming • Grand Teton National Park
September 13, 2012
Wyoming • Grand Teton National Park
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September 12, 2012
Wyoming • Yellowstone National Park
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September 12, 2012
Wyoming • Yellowstone National Park
September 12, 2012
Wyoming
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September 11, 2012
Wyoming • Cody
September 11, 2012
Montana • Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
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September 11, 2012
Montana • Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
September 10, 2012
North Dakota • Little Missouri National Grassland

See how nature--trees, flowers, grass--grows in silence; see the stars, the moon, the sun, how they move in silence.

- Mother Teresa
September 10, 2012
Wyoming • Devils Tower National Monument
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September 9, 2012
South Dakota
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September 9, 2012
South Dakota • Sheps Canyon Recreation Area
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September 9, 2012
Nebraska
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Places like this make you realize that this moment is but merely a splinter in eternity.
great views from a high clearance vehicle road in the badlands
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
starting the camera back up after taking a short break to write about my amazing experience on sheep mountain table
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
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checking the camera is still running after driving down a dirt road
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
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September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park
September 8, 2012
South Dakota • Badlands National Park