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moab and its arms were gorgeous,, about an hour before it, i was soft-tripping looking at all the huge looming and distant sexy rock structures but also dozing off in spits, weird tiny dreams.

At 9350 ft elevation, you just waited for the perfect SUNRISE that rises from behind the hills, casting shadow of peaks, making silhouette everything who comes in the path of sunlight... And result is this... "Your Patience is the key to paradise..." . . . . . . #himachal #himachalpradesh #india #tibet #tibetan #tradition #culture #incredibleindia #indiatourism #indiaclicks #tourism #tourjournal #journey #journal #mountain #hills #sunrise #silhouette #flare #halo #morning #newyear #2018 #sky #triund #sunlight #dawn #shadow #patience #paradise (at Triund Trek)

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top. . . Dhauladhar Mountain Range . . #himachal #himachalpradesh #india #triund #trek #trekking #shadow #traveldiaries #cloud #mountain #dawn #sky #nature #saveearth #horizon #incredibleindia #indiatourism #tourism #tourjournal #tour #journal #abovetheclouds @natgeo @natgeoyourshot @natgeotravel @discover_india (at Triund)

Let's wander where the Network(Internet) is weak... #himachal #himachalpradesh #india #triund #trek #trekking #shadow #traveldiaries #cloud #mountain #sunset #sky #nature #saveearth #horizon #incredibleindia #indiatourism #tourism #tourjournal #tour #journal #abovetheclouds #natgeotravel #geography (at Triund Trekking)

Prayer Wheel(stationary prayer wheel/Mani Wheel/མ་ནི་ཆོས་འཁོར་/mani-chos-'khor) of Himachal Pradesh Tour Journal #himachal #himachalpradesh #india #tibet #tibetan #tradition #culture #prayerwheel #prayer #maniwheel #indiatourism #indiaclicks #incredibleindia #tour #tourjournal #journey #journal (at Himachal Pradesh)

Tour Journal, Day 24: "Now let me take a trip down memory lane..." It would make sense to write about Seattle right now; I'm in the mood for looking back though. In the spirit of looking back, I say...thank you Portland. Thank you for rejuvenating me. Thank you for making me feel that small things matter. Thank you for the sincerity in your eyes when you greeted me after the show. Thank you for making me apart of your community, for working your charms, for undoing the spell of despair that have been plaguing me over the last few months. In the spirit of looking back, I recognize that this hall I'm performing at this week use to be a synagogue, where in the beginning there was the word. I recognize that it is now named after the great poet Langston Hughes, a man of words. I recognize the legends that have rose from this great city Seattle. I look back, I recognize, and I go forward. I go forward and honor the synagogue in my play's search for a living ritual that is capable of sustaining me in these days, in these times, through despair - ESPECIALLY through despair. I go forward and honor Langston with the poetry of my generation, knowing that it takes a community of nameless ones to birth the next named ones, the next Langston, the next Baldwin, the next Maya. May I be apart this generation, that community, be I named or nameless. And I go forward and honor Seattle by being being a fuckin' rock star. Shoutout to Jimi. 'Nuff said. #spiritrials #tour #tourjournal #seattle #pacificnorthwesttour (at Seattle, Washington)

I feel I’ve started to settle into being unsettled. I am settling into tour life. Maybe it has something to do with being in Portland for over week. I’ve started to meet people and make connections. On Sunday, I watched Roger Guenveur Smith (left) do his final performance of his solo show “Rodney King”. After the performance, he said he asks permission to perform this piece every night. I understood that: the responsibility the storyteller has to the story. Usually when I ask permission to perform my work, I vaguely ask the victims of injustice throughout history in this country. Last night, though, the day after I visited two young adult correctional facilities here in Oregon, I asked permission from the young men that I worked with that day. The young men were open, searching for hope and light. I told them my story that day and I hope I gave them permission to tell theirs. After the last visit, one young brother excitedly asked for my autograph for “when I make it big”. Of all the people who have ever said that to me – friends, lovers, fans – I never before had such a clear reason for why I had to “make it big” and prove him right. I want them to know that I’m out here repping for them. I want them to know that what they felt in our meeting was truly as special as it seemed – so special that the whole world recognized it. And maybe with that bit of magic, that bit of validated magic, they can go forth and get as free as they allowed me last night. Thank you. #spiritrials #tour #tourjournal #portland (at Portland, Oregon)