behind you and in front of you as far as the eye can see. It's a bitter road that's strewn with the bones of those that weren't prepared to make the journey...that didn't know how hard a hand they'd be dealt in a cruel environment. It was a road that made the mountains in the distance seem close and yet, no matter how long you travelled, they never got any closer. The results were the same for most who travelled this route and it's as though it was designed to be that way. Only a few would make it, those that could anticipate the troubling times or those that were flexible enough to adapt. The hidden forces at work were not to be underestimated for they could bake you...or suddenly drown you in an unexpected flash flood or blind you in a whirlwind of grit leaving you lost in unloving lands. It's a perfect environment, tireless, endless, ever waiting to receive the next visitor in search of ....more. In the end, though they had lost much, those that made it were patient, kept their eyes on the horizon and strong guiding principals, remembering why they came.

.....it's the road to NOT.