The Real Goodbye

Goodbye all. Ill be sure to bring home a piece of nature. 

Some have asked, "why are you doing this"? I usually just answer with the easy, "because i want to, its fun", but tonight i will give a semi "real" answer.

Q: "Why you doing this?"

A: "well im looking for an experience thats out of this world. By "this world", I mean society, city life, people, the mundane.

Im looking for the magical world we see in "National Geographic" photographs. It's out there, and yes you can see it with your own eyes. Trust me, it's much better. I want to sleep on mountain tops, cliff edges, river beds, in caves, valleys, and even abandoned barns.  I want to wake up to a sunrise looking down upon earth from the clouds, seeing the beautiful colors our atmosphere produces as the sun rays bend towards us."

That is my semi answer. For follow ups with greater detail and more complete reasoning, come back and experience the journeys with me. Goodbye till next time.

-Tim

Walking With Nature

as my departure date approaches i check my gear one last time, run some final test and say goodbye to family and friends. They act as if im not coming back. But im sure ill be back.  Today i found the book ill be bringing with me on my trip. Its called "Planet Walker". Its about a guy who, after an oil spill in the early 70's, decided to abandon motorized vehicles and walk everywhere. Shortly after that he took a vow of silence. He remained silent for 17 years and walked the planet for 22 years. He started in California walked North to Washington then east to Mass from there he sailed to south america where he walked all the way to the southern most tip. He calls it a pilgrimage.

I wouldnt call my trip a pilgrimage, but id say its a practice/test for my future plans for a greater trip, one so great that it could be called a pilgrimage.  My body will be tested on this trip considering im having issues with my knee, but the knee wont be the problem.  The greater test will be my mental strength, will i have the mental power to keep going even if the knee wants no more? My drive will be to see the next horizon, the next mountain top, the next stream, lake, valley, town. All this will be photographed and written about, and upon my return i hope to share all this with u.  Enjoy the month of july for i will see u all again in August. 

Singing off,

Tim

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