the expanse
before me
beckons not
yet neither will I return
to well-worn paths
made trite by overuse.
distant variation
stirs the wanderlust
but not enough
to cross the road
bear the arid flatness
and
ramble
through
the
sagebrush.
FUTURE ~ PIC AND A WORD CHALLENGE #260
This week let’s strike out for the Future, or seek something else to inspire you in this photograph of Badwater Road as it leaves Death Valley National Park, stage left, in California, USA.
The Pic and a Word Challenge is (usually) a weekly creativity prompt offered Mondays.
Photo Credit:
Patrick Jennings
Badwater Road
Death Valley National Park
California, United States of America
defying atrophy 
<smile> Yeah… not every journey is worth the hardship of undertaking it.
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And difficult to know which ones are which.
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lol … true dat, and often not until well underway. 🙂
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Out in the middle of the tumbleweed.
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Half a day from water and a dry canteen. (A trite, overused road would be lookin’ pretty good then, eh? 😉 )
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You’re feelin’ me.
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🙂
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