moab, utah

this past weekend (15-18 sept) my roomates and i went to moab, utah to check things out. this is the farthest west i have ever been and let me tell you it was absolutely amazing. the size of the canyons were ridiculous. we started off driving thurs night to our camping spot which we reached late. this was a free spot that zeb had located on previous travels. the spot was hidden, up a cayon wall a ways and under a rock ledge. we camped there all three nights. the weather was beautiful, sunny during the day and in the 80's. at night it was clear, probably down in the 60's and no rain, the moon was full and lit up the entire canyon.
i did some hiking around the canyon at night and found myself sitting on rock overlooking a secluded bowl that was illumniated by the nearly full moon and just being absolutely baffled by the size of these canyon. this rock was sort of an overhang into the canyon, sort of like that machine on the x-men movie (where he reads others minds). it puts things into perspective of how small we may be in this vast world.
we camped under the stars all three nights. on friday we went to canyonland national park where we did some hiking around the canyons. we hiked up on top for the most part overlooking the canyon bottoms. we did climb down the walls where possible. on saturday we went to trail that followed a river through the canyon and we ended up at this amazing swimming hole were cliff diving was possible. the hole wasn't too deep itself, 7-8 ft in spot that you had to make certain you hit, and very cold. the cliffs ranged from about 25-30 ft in height. this place was positively beautiful. although i took pictures of us cliff diving, they give no reference to the amazing sights around this spot, it looked like something out of a movie that most people dream of seeing. i was there.
throughout this weekend of exploration i went off on little hikes of my own where i found myself thinking a lot. this land is so large when you sit in it. it makes you feel so small that you wonder the priorities of your own life. yes, planning i good, but to an extent. from now on i am going to try and seize every oppurtunity to get out of the norm. meaning, the typical planning of anything, which leads to typical routines without creativity. i strive to become more flexible with my time, so when these spontaneous oppurnities arise, i will be able to grasp...