Decisions, Decisions

Rain running down the windshield of the car somewhere in the desert southwest.

One of the most challenging parts of living a nomadic life is having to make a ridiculous number of decisions every day. There is the everyday stuff like when I had a house such as: 

• Should I go grocery shopping? 
• Eating out or cooking at home?
• Do I really want to "people" today?

And then there are road life decisions:

• Where am I going to sleep tomorrow?
• Will there be other dogs in the vicinity?
• What will the cell signal be like?
• If it is sunny for only two hours, can I recharge the solar generator enough to stay here?

Right now, I am working my way through figuring out where to go next. I could go northwest and get to experience incredible astronomy (and exceptionally cold days/nights). I could go due south and deal with crowds and potentially washed out areas from the storm that is about to come through. I could go east and delve into human and natural history. Snow or rain? Sand or soil? 

Per the recommendations of experienced campers, I do think my best bet is to go someplace and stay for a week to ten days. That puts the pressure on to find a spot worthy of ten days. It's also baffling to me how frequently our campsites have been rained on in the desert. 

This post was originally composed on 2/24/2024 at 7:55pm.