Illumination, Navigation, and Celebration are the gifts of Burningman Lamplighter Camp I was part of, and so I mirror these in my post-burn writings. Illumination holds some of the greater-humanity experiences shared on the playa.  Navigation shares the oddities and facts of Black Rock City and the Burningman organization.  Celebration is my own personal flavor and experiences during the week I spent in the desert.
 
“…the difference between being “nowhere” and being “now here” is just a pause and a deep breath.”
 
Illumination holds the glow of my experience from the perspective of …

I stepped off the edge.  My mind accelerated into my body as together we slammed into the moment of ‘now’ with the intensity of fear and love, and the excitement of doing something the body was not designed for, but that the spirit craves from the deepness of the soul.
 The force of the collision pushed a shriek out of my lungs, and yet, when that shriek was finished I was still flying through the air, accelerating downward and outward, and so I quickly filled my lungs and let loose another.  …

Bumping around the land of my childhood with two of my best friends over the last week and a half was amazing!  We spent the 4th of July in Ashland, which is always a good time.  I went to my 10 year high school reunion, which actually deserves its own post for all the awesomeness it was!  We then headed into the Russian Wilderness in N Cali, and spent 4 days alone together next to a mountain lake soaking up the peaceful beauty of the natural world.  We watched eagles, …

Water frozen in the chiller line put us a day behind schedule, and gave me a day to explore.  After chatting with two long-time local coworkers about nearby caves, hikes, and cultural scenery I settled on a loop exploring the NE corner of Alabama and a bit of Tennessee. 
Breakfast at the hotel with a couple spontaneous flower shots in the morning focused my mind on moisture, beauty, color, and observing fantasy in the ordinary. 

Cathedral Cavern was closed at 8am, so I continued on to Buggy Top trailhead.  A sign proclaimed …

Wilderness is something we seldom experience as social dwelling humans anymore.  The vast expanses of nature, gory and serene in their realness have shrunk and hidden away from humanity and we are much worse off for it. 
Teva gives $10,000 to “Teva Life Agents” to have the adventure of a lifetime and document it. 
Andrew Hyde and I submitted a video to Teva at the end of January.   Many of you helped us along the way with your comments and energy.  Thanks you!
In the end Teva picked a Life Agent: a spectacular individual …