Alex.
Couchsurfing provides. Often in odd ways. Our last minute couch requests were met with enthusiasm, almost exclusively after the night requested upon. Except for a few. One of those landed us in Columbia, Missouri. Our location is determined as much by these accepted requests as much as anything. Thus, we discover Columbus, Missouri. Home of Mizzou. Spontaneous soccer. Turns out, we weren't the first to decide jumping in the fountain was a good idea. Which it was. I don't do well with grass stains on my skin. The fountain was a must.
We drive the Uhaul. Her name is Daria. She carries furniture and good times. We left Nashville to deliver to Durango.
In Columbia we found Brent and camped in both his front and back yards. We also played a heck-like card game called Ligretto. Good game.

Photo Credit: Daria Wild

Alex.
Alex Ebert tries to minimize the distance between thinking and acting. Flow with what happens and what naturally seems right. Go cross-country. I asked around and found luck. I hopped in a swift ride with Kelcy and Kristen to Nashville. Before I knew it, I ofund Laiken and we scored tickets and a ride in to Bonaroo. A tall black man on the safety team told me "stop drinking, and start thinking." Or, maybe it was the other way around. And now it is tomorrow. I realized that I should try and figure out exactly what I saw and what was my favorite.
Paul McCartney was great. Ok, maybe we only saw Hey Jude.
Empire of the Sun: religious experience. All the way through Boyz Noise.
Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros: magic.
Amadou and Mariam: Bounce.
A-Trak layed us a dance party. As did Pretty Lights, and Holy Ghost! Hula hoops are cool. Especially with lights in them. Frisbees, it turns out are all about giving and receiving.
And, if you ever have the opportunity to experience a silent disco. Do it.
Milo Greene, Of Monsters and Men, and Lord Huron kept me fueld on beautiful vibrations.

Some days you get invited to magical places. 12 hours before leaving. Luckily, the only answer to Havasupai trips is yes, so I didn't have to think much. We cruised down to the Pygmy camp with off-duty professional: Josh. The beauty of the falls was sufficient to trip us right on over. All in all, it was a great trip with hilarious people, a bunch of smiles, hammocks, and beautiful scenery.