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Firstly if you like spas, hair and nails, pretentious art and Tortellini then Bougie Sedona Arizona is for you. Learn more in Bougie-Sedona-Arizona-Bob Davis Podcast 1023.
Secondly many remember when Sedona was a General Store and a few shacks where hippies lived.
However these days Sedona is more like Myrtle Beach than Arizona.
And Myrtle Beach is the bottom of the Barrel.
Even more locals and old timers remember when all these towns around here were true western mountain towns.
Most importantly I came to Sedona to pick up my mail!
But even the mail effort did not work out here.
On the other hand I found some great National Forest Campgrounds Between Bougie Sedona and what some even call Bougie Flagstaff.
And I was able to stay up there for three days.
In addition there’s so much great hiking up there even the day areas are crowded.
Therefore if you’re coming during before or after the season expect LA level traffic jams
Certainly the good news is lots of really good looking people sitting in their two hundred thousand dollar Mercedes Coupes and Porsche Cayenne’s.
Consequently one can only accept that these once western towns have become just like Orange County California, or even worse the Jersey Shore.
In the same vein you expect traffic jams and saltwater taffy on the shore.
Even the locals think it’s gone way too far. You’ll hear them in Bougie-Sedona-Arizona-Bob Davis Podcast 1023.
On the other hand you don’t expect that level of kitsch in the mountains of Arizona.
Finally everyone wants a unique experience these days.
Camping. Hiking. Breathing the fresh air.
These ‘wants’ have become ‘needs’.
In short this development question comes up again and again in my travels.
We all have to travel to the most remote sections to find what one might think of as unspoiled.
To sum up I get it.
I’m not against people making money.
Or the idea that certain things are necessary in small towns.
But I think there’s a real question and concern about development destroying whatever remains of the myth and reality of what once was…
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Firstly I don’t know whether the shortage predictions will come true at some future date. But what I am hearing on the news doesn’t jibe with what I am seeing all across America. Learn why I say this in Shortage-Lies-Damn-Lies-Bob Davis Podcast 1022.
Secondly I am not saying there aren’t shortages in some places.
Even more not saying some people can’t find the things they want.
Above all that all might be true.
However recently I completed an organized informal survey of several Walmarts in the American Southwest.
Specifically my conclusions are that there are patterns to the empty shelve syndrome we keep seeing on social media.
In addition there are probably two other causes of shortages where they are seen. Both causes seem to make the case for disinflation.
Most importantly I think some prognosticators and politicians get a benefit from predicting doom.
For example we keep hearing there won’t be any toys for Christmas.
Or that Halloween Candy will not be available.
Firstly the truth is I have been in several stores in Nevada and California in the last two days and there is plenty of Halloween stuff.
In addition the toy and Christmas aisles were jam packed with goods and these same stores.
But what about the trucker shortage Bob Davis?
Above all what about all those containers sitting in the ocean at the LA Port?
To clarify I personally don’t think a lot of retailers want those containers to be processed and the goods to end up on the shelves. I’ll tell you why in Shortage-Lies-Damn-Lies-Bob Davis Podcast 1022.
And the trucking companies have been complaining about trucker shortages since the early two thousands.
What’s different now?
Meanwhile what I am seeing fly off the shelves at are staples.
Flour. Sugar. Rice. Syrup.
They’re not even buying Honey Nut Cheerios.
Or Whiskey.
Therefore something else is going on.
Finally these days I don’t like to do controversial subjects. It just ends up being an argument anyway.
But…
I don’t have some deep need to be relevant.
To sum up I’m doing this because all this talk of shortage is not matching what I am seeing in my travels across this country.
In short from California to Maine and back again I have not been able to find something I need.
Even more while I have seen the bottom shelves where the sale stuff is empty, I’ve also seen stores packed with consumer goods of all kinds.
In conclusion with the truck stops packed and stores full I am starting to wonder if someone is lying.
Shockingly I always thought you could trust YouTube prep guys and politicians.
(Editor’s Note: My definition of disinflation is not very good on this podcast. For a great definition click on the word ‘disinflation’ above.)
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Certainly my travel can be too ambitious which is why I needed the great California reset. Above all exhausted after a massive near thousand mile circle through Nevada, California and Oregon. Details in The-Great-California-Reset-Bob Davis Podcast 1021.
Firstly somewhere along the line back in Northern Nevada I decided to visit friends in Oregon.
Secondly it was a wonderful idea.
For example Crater Lake this time of year.
Therefore off to Coos Bay. Headed down the Oregon coast.
And it was lit!
However as I entered California it started to rain.
After that I decided to head back through central California on Highway 36 ultimately over to Nevada.
Consequently I joke that I went to Nevada for cheaper fuel.
Most importantly the damage from forest fires I saw was significant.
Especially Greenville, California.
Certainly not the only town or property destroyed during these fires this year. Especially the Dixie Fire in 2021.
Likewise the crews cleaning up after this summer’s fires are busy on a huge scale.
To sum up it is a reminder that life in these mountains remains unpredictable.
Even more our lives take unpredictable twists and turns no matter how settled we think we are.
Finally after all this travel I am in a funk.
To clarify travel is a high vibration and you don’t always know when you’re getting fatigued.
Certainly fuel prices are ridiculous in California.
And I am paying more for food too.
Moreover these facts of life right now weigh on me as I travel.
Finally I am glad I made the trip to Oregon
Even more I am grateful for the chance to take the reset loop through California and Nevada.
Likewise it’s now back into Cali for a stop in Death Valley.
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Above all no one ever said coping with setbacks and shortages is easy. You can let shortages and setbacks ruin the travel vibe or stay in the flow. Learn about my latest exploits on the road in Nevada in Coping-With-Setbacks-Shortages-Bob Davis Podcast 1020.
Firstly I’ve been making quite an effort lately to take my time traveling.
Secondly the plan was to spend several days in Nevada.
This was not to be.
To clarify heading into a campground in the middle of nowhere in the Silver State I blew a tire.
On the other hand the good news is four tires on the back of mobile podcast command so the remaining three tires carried me safely an additional 48 miles to Ely, Nevada.
As a result of all this I was reminded again how important attitude is.
Gratitude and staying in the flow allowed me to get through this mini crisis with ease.
Moreover I had a pretty good time dealing with some difficult issues.
Even more considering stories in the news about shortages getting four new tires and the filter for the oil change in a small town out west was no small feat.
Certainly there is a parallel to real life here.
Most importantly sooner or later something’s got to give.
After that some people freak out and the experience ruins their day, trip, month or life.
Right?
However one thing about nomad life I have experienced.
Sooner or later you’re going to end up on the side of the road.
So it is with normal life.
Buy dried food and put it in the basement, right?
Finally the one thing I have learned is to stay in the attitude of gratitude.
And to stay in the high vibration travel vibe.
To sum up no one wants to spend a ton of money on new tires.
No one wants to deal with national and international economic issues, right?
On the other hand adults know these things happen.
Therefore it’s best to be prepared and roll with it.
I’ll tell you what I did in Coping-With-Setbacks-Shortages-Bob Davis Podcast 1020.
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These days Breaking News is not something you’d ask a nomad about. However I think we might have some insight. Learn more in Breaking News-Ask-A-Nomad-Bob Davis Podcast 1019.
Firstly I just finished a podcast with my friend Don and we had some insights on a breaking news matter. Listen here.
Secondly that experience reminded me Podcasting is not a great breaking news medium.
Certainly there are podcasts that focus on current events but even these efforts focus on analysis.
In addition I came to the conclusion that travel isn’t about breaking news either.
Especially Nomad Travel.
In other words Nomad Travel is a moment by moment experience.
Therefore there is a sort of Zen to it.
Even more these days I am thinking more and more about life ‘back in the world’.
In the static day to day world.
As a result I thought about how I feel when I am in cities, which I usually try to avoid.
To me the sense of fear, frustration and anger are something I can feel in the cities.
On the other hand I would feel those powerful negative emotions had I not decided to chuck everything and hit the road.
Finally back in the world there’s a sense of slicing and dicing every event that comes down the pike.
Because there are so many new people hitting the road I have a feeling ‘Breaking News’ will follow.
That is to say whenever you get big numbers into a trend the so called ‘experts’ can’t be far behind.
Meanwhile we’re out here going where and when the wind blows us.
To sum up the big secret and draw of Nomad Life is Freedom.
Freedom.
A feeling many back in the stationary world don’t have right now.
But there’s lots of breaking news.
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