Following my Personal Legend

I have just a day left here in Boulder, WY, before I again take to the road to the West.

This time, I will have a traveller with me, the Mama Llama. She will accompany North and West through Yellowstone, Bozeman, MT, Glacier Natl. Park, through to Washington. However, to continue my personal journey, I will drive the whole way. I'm going to make the entire drive from East Coast to West. Don't tell her though, ssh.

My time here in Wyoming has been life changing. I've learned a lot about myself, about others, about the world, and of course about llamas. I arrived here expecting a small, small, small Western town with a main street and some horse hitches and little else. Instead, I found a pleasant, civilized ;-) community of hospitable, polite, and reasonable folk who did everything to welcome me into the West. I cannot thank them enough, and they will be terribly missed. I have physical souvenirs to always remind me of my time here in Boulder, but of course the memories are the ones that will last the longest.

As I prepare for my final day of work, I'm packing my clothes and belongings into bags and boxes. I am also in the process of finishing 2 books- On the Road by Kerouac and the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. OTR is a first time read, and contains language that is quite familiar to me, even if separated by time and culture. I love the way Jack capitalizes the W in West, as I do :-) It's not simply a direction to travel, it's a frontier to be explored, a world of unknown potential and adventure. The Alchemist was inspired by a dedication inside the cover written by a friend which makes mention of the boys travels and pursuit of his dreams. It is similarly akin to my train of mind currently, as I make ready to pick up and move again to an entirely new place and occupation.

The future is never certain, but I am certain that the adventures of the Llama Boy will continue in Portland, Oregon and be unexpected and thrilling. So shall they be recorded here, for your perusal as I see fit. So closes my final post from Boulder, Wyoming. Next time we talk, the tires'll be spinning and the setting sun at by back.

So long.