Appreciating a little road trip

I've been in Park City for the last few months, I was driving a city bus, they hire seasonal workers for the ski season. It was plan b, I wanted to go back to my old wilderness guiding job but they shut down. So I figured I could spend a few months in Utah. I called my mom the other day and told her I didn't really like Utah, and she responded "well I knew you wouldn't" lol bless. I put on some fat and didn't get enough sleep, but that's largely my fault, not Utah's. 

Ironically, I started to really enjoy Utah about a week before I left. Lol okay. Leaving a place is so exciting though. I mean, I don't have a job or a place to sleep, and that comes with it's share of challenges, but it's also so fun and adventurous! 

I stopped by a friend named Mark, Mark is beautiful and we chatted for a couple of hours and he gave me snacks for my road-trip. I stopped by my grandparent's cemetery and ate a sandwich there. Then after hours of driving in some beautiful country I ate the other half of my sandwich while walking around the new Red Cliffs Temple. I know a man who worked on the design and I'm freaking proud of him, glad to see his work come to fruition.

I spent the night in St. George, with Cole and Kent, the cutest couple ever, they wanted me to play this dice game with them, we had so much fun and we could've kept going but it was time for bed. I was tired. They were tired. As much as we love hanging out we love sleep more. Of course not even enough time to catch up. We all have so much to talk about. They were really gracious to let me stay in their guest room. 

The next morning I drove to Las Vegas. And went to a cemetery that's next door to the airport. I looked at graves and watched planes take off. Then I drove to my friend Sarah-Lucy's and there was a fruit stand outside and I got some fruit with Tajin and Chamoy on it. I loved it so much. When I walked into Sarah-Lucy's she was filming an audition, she's a brilliant actress and I love spending time with her. We went grocery shopping, which, maybe that's not the most exciting thing to do in Las Vegas, but I really love grocery shopping with Sarah-Lucy. We had so much fun talking about the genetic advantage of gay men.

Then I called Ed, who's in jail. I'm really having a hard time with it. I hate jail, it's so sad and boring. I don't think jails and prisons should exist, they make me so mad. But talking about ideals is kinda pointless, especially when your friend is literally in jail already. We chatted about nothing for 25 minutes. Like, what even is there to say? "How's it going buddy?" I definitely cried after I hung up.

Then I spent the night with Adam, who is a frickin' amazing ray of sunshine. He's perky and adorable and friendly and supports everyone in his life. He ironically works in jail healthcare, so we talked about that. He fed me asparagus and we quoted Schitt's Creek together. He deleted social media so I have to see him in real life now. 

The next morning I called Ed's wife. It was supposed to be a call just to coordinate when I can call Ed but of course we ended up talking for half an hour, we knew each other 15 years ago. She told me a lot of the story of how Ed landed in jail, and boy it's heartbreaking. 

I drove through Lake Mead and Kingman and Wickenburg, just north of Wickenburg is one of my favorite places because it's got a ton of Joshua Trees, I love Joshua Trees. Now I'm in Phoenix, I haven't felt heat above 80 degrees in probably 18 months. I do love Arizona, but I'm only here for two nights before I hit the road again. It's been an awesome 2 days. Love you all.