{"id":9225,"date":"2019-07-13T04:05:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T11:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=9225"},"modified":"2019-07-13T04:11:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T11:11:17","slug":"lost-dutchman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=9225","title":{"rendered":"Lost Dutchman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The fabled tales of hidden gold <\/strong>in Lost Dutchman<\/a> circle my mind as I enter one of the newly built cabins here in the park. The expansive Sonoran desert inspires as I stroke my long whiskers while the sun sets. I catch a glimpse of myself in a windows reflection and hardly recognize the face I see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Out here is when I can lose<\/strong> the concept of time as it relates to the world during the working week. I dont need to be on any schedule, and follow my instinct and passion instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ride my bike on the desert trails, ducking and dodging cacti as I weave through the campground. The cool March morning tickles my skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My stomach grumbles<\/strong> and so I light the propane stove. It isnt the perceived time to eat, but out here I listen to my body and refuel only when hungry. Three meals a day is not for everyone, dare I say it is for anyone. Listen to what your body really needs, as it knows better than anyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I go looking for the lost treasures in the Superstition mountains but find only a rattler catching some sun. I hike for hours in the desert wilderness, carefree and wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I get some strange looks, but the world need not worry, I am not a Charles Manson<\/a>. My crazy eyes and wispy beard are from years of solitude and the freedom of expression that has accompanied that loneliness, not delusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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