Space

The canyon on the left is Dog Trail canyon in Big Bend, TX.  The U.S. ARMY tested the use of camels in this region of the country to control alien forces. Alien usually meaning whatever had been native in this area that is scaring  folk north of here. Now they want to build a walk to keep folk out. They forgot the camels; even though, 72 hours of walking between drinking was not uncommon, and they could cover 30 miles per day—-hard to beat. There is a plaque in their memory on the hiway into the park.

I went to Stillwell Ranch, near the Mexico boarder, to lay up in my tent and listen for any leads that may come from the quite out there-about the autum of my life. It was so I quite my ears wouldn’t stop ringing at night-no audible voices.

It is a wonderful place to go for “space” in one’s head. Every rock you step on is in the billions of years old, the dust you breath was sea bed, and its hard to find a tree over 3 foot high. There are few distractions!

I feel righteously small here, anxiousness about past and present is much harder to find at Stillwell Ranch. If something is not utilitarian here in the desert it doesn’t last long. Anxiety was around, but “now” had so much space to offer-there was room for all. It’s been said it’s where the Kingdom of God lives – in the realm of now.

Now.  Desert. A lot of our wold has come out of both.