CRPS, or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type 1), is a change in the nervous system that's usually triggered by a very painful episode. The bad kinds affect the brain, nerves, muscles, skin, metabolism, circulation, and fight-or-flight response. Lucky me; that's what I've got. ... But life is still inherently good (or I don't know when to quit; either way) and, good or not, life still goes on.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Arizona plus one

After a delicious dish of huevos rancheros at Virgie's, we made it from Gallup, NM to Laughlin, NV in one day, even with a couple of memorable stops...

At the petrified forest in the Painted Desert:
Where JC exchanged formalities with a handsome raven (video coming soon)...

At the Indian Art Center in Winslow, Arizona:

And a brief off-road trip into the woods.

The western third of the state was wonderfully hilly, and at the end of the day, we both had a lot more energy. There's something to be said for being on terrain that you're used to.

Blogger ate the prior draft of this entry, which is too bad, but I'm not up to reconstructing it. I'm overdue for my Epsom bath... Here in Laughlin, NV, over one state away from where we woke up this morning:

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