{"id":8220,"date":"2018-06-05T06:51:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T12:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=8220"},"modified":"2021-08-31T03:32:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T10:32:06","slug":"galleta-meadows-the-following-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=8220","title":{"rendered":"Galleta Meadows, the following morning&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>He stayed up most of the night<\/strong>, letting the Milky Way keep him company. The whiskey wears off as the sun starts to rise, so the man heads back into the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abdnha.org\/borrego-springs-sculptures-of-ricardo-breceda.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galleta Meadows<\/a> to be among the metallic mammoths of the Borrego desert.<br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8221\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=8221\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523169731&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0026315789473684&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5123\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?resize=684%2C513&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?resize=336%2C252&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5123.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><strong>The man is feeling extra dark inside<\/strong> as he crunches the earth in his worn out boots. The Mammoths do little to help shine a light on his soul, they only feed the blackness.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=8222\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?fit=3088%2C2320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3088,2320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523171316&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5154\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?fit=640%2C481&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?resize=640%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?w=3088&amp;ssl=1 3088w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?resize=684%2C514&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?resize=336%2C252&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5154.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><strong>He looks around as the sun starts to rise<\/strong>, and a smile creeps onto his weathered and beaten face.<\/p>\n<p>Dark soul or not, empty or full of light, helpful or sinister&#8230;..<br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=8223\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523170146&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016949152542373&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5135\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?resize=684%2C513&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?resize=336%2C252&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5135.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><strong>None of it matters at all out here<\/strong>, only the instinct to survive. 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