April 15, 2026. Day 10 of a 19-day stay at a lovely spot just outside Zion National Park in Utah.
This is exactly the kind of stay that is right for me at this stage of my life. Driving less. Moving less. Staying in one place longer. The weather is mild. The scenery is spectacular. There is a quality to the light here I cannot quite name. Something particular to this canyon country.
The campsites have privacy but I'm also in proximity to friends. Gatherings around the campfire most nights, but no obligation to show up if you're not feeling it. We did this last year, the same core group, right around the same time. Some things are worth repeating.
I'm using the time well. There are the projects that consume most of my waking thought: this site, the writing, the videos, the music. And there is the ongoing practice of dialing in the van, which will continue into infinity. Such a small space, fulfilling so many functions. An ongoing process of refinement. I've made my peace with the fact that it never ends.
And then there are the wonderfully mundane things, which I have grown to love in a way I never did in my previous lives. The meal preparation. The cooking. I'm enjoying food in a way I do not ever remember doing. I've gotten into as good shape as I've ever been in my life, and it has felt largely effortless. Different choices, consistently made. The compounding does the rest.
Starlink has given this life a lifeline. The ability to stay connected to loved ones, to the world, to do whatever work I choose, from anywhere. That's not a small thing.
The campfire is going across the way. The canyon is doing what it does. I have nowhere else to be.