I am sailing above the great American west now, I have never seen a landscape like this. It's rich, cracked and I feel Thea here. I look down and my mind is.rushing with the thoughts of cowboys and the southwest native Americans, watching the shadows of the clouds move with such distinction it makes my heart feel more than it has since living in the south. In looking at it from this high I can only think no wonder people needed this place so much. The land is warm and ancient and while it has past pains it does not hold them like the soil in the south. It regenerates I can feel it that energy from thousand miles above, its thrilling. I think of myself at 15 working the drive thru on third shift and taco Bell, my window faced west and I would often look out it and think I'll be on the other side of the sunset one of these days. That part of me is very happy that we are here finally. My soul is crying that finally there is a relief in my surrounding and I knew the south was making me hard and cold and spiteful but I had no idea how much until i saw those winding and twisting caverns of red. I wanna cry and I feel as though I will when I see Courtney in the airport both our winter's have been so hard and finally we will have relief together. Future Dana always spend the money to see your friends - always.