*Bangos? Arkansaw Bango? -=A=- Ken Norton wrote: > For 18 months now I have been suffering from an unstable (non-existant?) > income situation and the pressures of that have weighed heavily on my > mental well-being. My wife and I decided that it is time for me to go on a > "mental health trip" someplace all by myself and with the Lord. I'm > leaving late Sunday night for points north or west. I've drawn a 12-hour > drive circle around central Iowa and looked for anything that could be of > interest to this burned out brain. I'm looking for "fresh territory" that > I can explore and learn. East would include Michigan, which I know inside > and out, south would include Arkansas which is one adventure I really don't > need right now. (The sounds of bangos echoing through the woods--a long > story I won't go into now). > > That leaves north or west. North would take me to the boundry waters of > Minnisota or even farther north into Canada. This is, unfortunately, the > worst time of year to go there though. I'm looking at going west to the > Dakotas and maybe even into Wyoming. It has been a zillion years since > I've been to the Badlands and the Black Hills so that just might be a good > destination for me. The thought of drifting northward up to North Dakota > interests me as that is one of just four states I haven't visited yet. But > sneeking over to Yellowstone is awefully intruiging. > > I will take my Mountain Bike with me along with a ton of camera equipment > and as much film as Karen and Visa will let me buy. I'm packing the tent, > camping supplies and even the backpack in case a dayhike won't cut it. All > this will go into my trusty Jeep Cherokee which is more than ready to > battle non-pavement routes looking for free campsites on top of some butte > or mountain ridge. > > I've got a week to go get my braincells realligned and this trip has been > long past due. Any advice on favorite "off-the-beaten-path" spots in SW > South Dakota or northern Wyoming is sought. I'll drop off the face of the > earth for a few days and get plenty stinky before returning to > civilization. In preparation (really short notice as we agreed on this > last night) I'm veg-only until I leave which will help with the stink and > stool part of things. > > I hope to get my photographic vision back again too. I have been really > concerned in that my stress level has highly interferred with my ability to > compose pictures. I've got a major shoot coming up that I am in no way > ready for. > > Anybody who has suggestions on things to see/do in the Black Hills region > (and northern Wyoming) feel free to contact me offlist. The computer stays > home. > > Ken (They're coming to take me away ha ha.... wait a second--that's not > funny) Norton > Newton, Iowa > > _______ > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ��ࡱ�
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