I Am Dardanelle So I decide I’m going to go for a hike but I don’t want to drive. What to do? Well my strength is imagination, pursuing thoughts, strong holding onto old memories, er, you get the picture. So let’s take a virtual walk. Summon all my daily thoughts and tell them to take the day off, I’m going on a hike! This is my hike. It is on my planet and is free for all to enjoy. I speed through the uneventful drive but secretly delight in the destination ahead. I always get lost so part of the adventure is finding the right spot to park. I have to unclutter my mind and focus on the feeling that tells me the right place to stop. I stop and get out and look at where I am. The road is planted in the middle of an immense garden of pines, cedars, elms, big rocks, pine needles and clouds. My path today is traipsing through this garden with no thought of later. I skip across the street and instantly I’m straining my way over a well chiseled trail. Nothing is smooth as