Heading Towards Home
As of yesterday, I felt vastly better than a week prior (see my concussion log) and so I decided to head towards home (from Flagstaff, AZ). See my concussion recovery phase 3 entries for April 14/15/16.
I learned yesterday April 15 that driving is cognitively demanding. After having rested a week, just 2.5 hours of driving took a toll, even as cycling leaves me with more energy. See my log for details on why this might be so.
I started doing some shooting “real” again today (with gear I am reviewing, but iPhone panorama mode is hard to beat for convenience). I plan on doing so each day of the trip. Shooting is tough because of very high winds (gusting to 40 mph or so).
Update: the fierce winds made driving extremely difficult and raised a huge amount of dust near Pipe Spring National Monument. I retreated back to the Kaibab National Forest, to try again tomorrow.
Below, looking back towards the Vermillion Cliffs / Lees Ferry area in far distance. I camped off Hwy 89A in one of the many side roads—no charge. European travelers take note of the free camping.
Shown below is Hwy 89A after descending out of the higher elevation Kaibab National Forest. To the left is Pipe Spring National Monument and Zion National Park.