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road trip

by integrity
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Hello everyone, For those who have made comments on my posts before my other posts I changed my ID so not using my last name. I thought integrity is one of my favorite qualities.

Anyways, don't worry no complaining about all my woes and problems. I came up with a solution. ROAD TRIP!!!!!!. just a day with me and my dog. I love lighthouses and collect pictures of them so I decided to pick one up far enough for a good trip, yet not to far so I could get back not to late. I'm going to try to combine it with finding a GEOcach. can't wait for Sunday

Whatcha think? has anyone else did this? did it help?

Happier person today. thanks for listening and if you are sick of me, please let me know, but be kind.
#family parenting #road trip #stress #tension
  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I go on road trips all the time. Some are planned, some are just "hey, it's a beautiful day, I'm leaving". I don't do photography - I hunt rock/gems.

    Does it help? I'd be a nervous wreck if I didn't get out on my nature immersions. I take my shoes off and walk - being barefoot on REAL land grounds your electromagnetism correctly. It's peaceful. You can actually feel the energy of the nature around you and you can feel how much healthier it is than what surrounds you at home and in the city. No electric, no cell phones, no nothing but real.

    I can't think of much else that can straighten out someone mentally or physically than getting up and getting out into new places, sights, and sounds -- even if it's not the wilderness that you care to go to.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      ...and having a dog along doubles the therapeutic value
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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        ...and having a dog along doubles the therapeutic value
        Sigh. Now I'M not happy.

        I had to move recently and the only thing available was no pets. Right now with Ricky gone I really need a new pal. Not sure how long I'll last at these digs without one. It's going to feel like forever no matter how soon I can get out....and I'll have a pup in the passenger seat as soon as I shut the door behind me -- trust me on that one.
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        • Profile picture of the author Kay King
          I thought twice before posting that, Sal - didn't want you to feel bad.

          I figure this summer you'll find a new buddy to adopt - or one that adopts you.
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          • Profile picture of the author HeySal
            Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

            I thought twice before posting that, Sal - didn't want you to feel bad.

            I figure this summer you'll find a new buddy to adopt - or one that adopts you.
            I have not a problem finding someone. My new landlord has a problem with it. I had to move because my last landlord got cocky and DOUBLED the rent. Right. So I left. I'm stuck somewhere now that I can't have a dog over thirty pounds. Yeah - that's not a dog, that's a rodent. What I foresee is that I'll end up moving again. If there is a little one out here I fall in love with, I might end up with a small dog - but it will have to be a two dog family in the long run if I do that.
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  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    Can't testify to the therapeutic benefits of walking around barefooted, but being away from the city and throngs of people always gives me a boost.

    My roadtrips are to a hot springs that is about an hour from here, up a mountain. Beautiful place, few people, natural hot water. Nothing in the world like your head getting snowed on while the rest of you is in 103 degree water.

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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by SteveJohnson View Post

      Can't testify to the therapeutic benefits of walking around barefooted, but being away from the city and throngs of people always gives me a boost.

      My roadtrips are to a hot springs that is about an hour from here, up a mountain. Beautiful place, few people, natural hot water. Nothing in the world like your head getting snowed on while the rest of you is in 103 degree water.
      Steve - I lived in Melba/Murphy for around 7 years. That springs doesn't look familiar. Is it up by Atlanta or out by Warm Springs by any chance?
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        Sal -

        You know I'm not a "little dog" person either - but I had a shelty for years that was a great (super smart) companion and she weighed about 25 lbs wet. Jack Russel is a high energy, smart and high-personality breed. Maybe adopt an older, small dog from a shelter to have a buddy for now?

        I can't imagine my house without a dog in it. Just can't.

        Nothing in the world like your head getting snowed on while the rest of you is in 103 degree water.
        I wouldn't like the part where you get out of the water....so I'd probably stay submerged until I just shriveled up and floated away.
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      • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
        Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

        Steve - I lived in Melba/Murphy for around 7 years. That springs doesn't look familiar. Is it up by Atlanta or out by Warm Springs by any chance?
        Hey, ex-neighbor! LOL

        No, this one is off the Banks/Lowman highway, about 4 miles in from the Banks side, then about a 3/4 mile climb up the mountain on the left side of the road.

        It used to be (10 years ago) a pretty unknown place until a local reporter did a news story on it. Then it just got overrun by people until the BLM got the Boise County Sheriff to put curfews on parking. Now it's closed at night, unless you know where to park to escape the clutches of the authorities. Which isn't a bad thing, because all the foot traffic and people straying off the trail were causing quite a bit of erosion on the mountainside. That whole stretch of highway along the Payette River is prone to slides anyway, and the erosion was causing quite a bit of concern.
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        • Profile picture of the author HeySal
          Intergrity - don't feel guilty. Everyone needs some time to themselves now and again. She may be secretly glad to have you out of her hair for a day or two, too, and just not want you to know because she's afraid of hurting your feelings. Time out is good for both of you - so have fun and let her enjoy the house, or whatever she chooses to do, too.

          Originally Posted by SteveJohnson View Post

          Hey, ex-neighbor! LOL

          No, this one is off the Banks/Lowman highway, about 4 miles in from the Banks side, then about a 3/4 mile climb up the mountain on the left side of the road.

          It used to be (10 years ago) a pretty unknown place until a local reporter did a news story on it. Then it just got overrun by people until the BLM got the Boise County Sheriff to put curfews on parking. Now it's closed at night, unless you know where to park to escape the clutches of the authorities. Which isn't a bad thing, because all the foot traffic and people straying off the trail were causing quite a bit of erosion on the mountainside. That whole stretch of highway along the Payette River is prone to slides anyway, and the erosion was causing quite a bit of concern.
          Oh yeah - I know that one. It doesn't look like it did when I was there in your picture or I'm not remembering it well - I've been to so many. Sorry to hear BLM got their mitts on it for a dusk to dawn quarantine, though. I can give you details on another one that's hella awesome if you need a new place.......but haven't been there in a few years, so it might not be as secluded as it used to be. I'm thinking maybe it's one that hasn't caught on yet, though. Hope not because I might be back there this year. My website is having it's annual meet-up out in that direction this year. I'd stay if I had a job lined up there - just would love to get back there. I like it here but housing et al is just too damned expensive.

          Sorry to hijack your thread, Integrity - but as you can see, you really aren't the only one who has issues to solve. In the words of the late great Rosanna Rosanna Danna: "It's always somethin'"
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  • Profile picture of the author integrity
    thanks everyone, I had to adjust my planning a little bit because of a new work schedule. I have a little theory that if you make important plans, your supervisor can sense it and change the schedule over your plans. Luckily it was easy for me and I'm just leaving Sat instead of Sunday. No biggy. I just have a little guilt and that is that i don't want my wife to come with. I guess its just that i feel that i need time alone. She understands, but I still feel guilty.
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