#gumo2022

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GuMo Diaries, Epilogue: A Story About Mountains

This epilogue has a prologue, but it isn’t mine to tell.

In unromantic itinerary terms, it was the kind of logistical Rubik’s Cube that my brain seems to latch onto as the ideal vacation:

Sunday: drive 4 hours to Dallas to meet my sister (who was flying in from Georgia) and eat at the infamous Rainforest Cafe;

Monday: see the Great North American Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 before driving 8-9 hours to Carlsbad;

Tuesday: see The Caverns plus Ranger-Guided Tour;

Wednesday: drive my sister to El Paso (3ish hours) for her to fly home before returning myself to Carlsbad for

Thursday-Saturday: 3 days of hiking in the Guadalupe mountains; followed by

Sunday: drive 10-11 hours back to Houston in a single day in order to return the rental car (and return to work) on Monday morning.

Having accomplished the entire trip, I feel confident in saying that everything prior to the Mountains is my sister’s story. Should she decide to write about it in a public forum, I’ll point you to it.

This story is about the Mountains.

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GuMo Diaries, Day 3: Not Even GORP Can Save Me Now — Wrath Writes

In September 2022, I embarked on a solo trip to the Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border. So much happened that I’ll never be able to talk about it all, so I decided to write it down instead. This is the story of my arrival in the Guadalupe Mountains and an eventful hike therein.

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GuMo Diaries, Day 1 & 2: It's Raining in Houston — Wrath Writes

In September 2022, I embarked on a solo trip to the Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border. So much happened that I’ll never be able to talk about it all, so I decided to write it down instead. This is the story of the first two days of the trip: my journey to far West Texas via AmTrak.

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GuMo Diaries, Day 6: There's No Way To Soften the Phrase, "I Saw Fire Come Out of the Engine" — Wrath Writes

In September 2022, I embarked on a solo trip to the Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border. So much happened that I’ll never be

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GuMo Diaries, Day 5: Endless Scenes of Indescribable Wonder — Wrath Writes

In September 2022, I embarked on a solo trip to the Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border. So much happened that I’ll never be able to talk about it all, so I decided to write it down instead. This is the story of my journey to almost the top of Texas.

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GuMo Diaries, Day 4: $30 a Month Plus Room, Board, and a Horse — Wrath Writes

In September 2022, I embarked on a solo trip to the Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border. So much happened that I’ll never be able to talk about it all, so I decided to write it down instead. This is the story of a rather more sedate day that nevertheless ended with a dash of adventure

[mindfulwrath]

Hi Wrath, I really liked the diary entry about the trip to El Paso. I’ve never spent more than an hour or so on a train but it felt like I was reading a memory. Trains are so incredibly liminal.

Hey thanks! I'm glad I managed to capture what a surreal experience it was.