Washington 68
It is Tuesday 8 PM it’s still bright out and I’m laying in my tent I’m somewhere in the Wenatchee national forest it’s pretty it’s green and the river was nice to jump in. Yesterday was pretty taxing on the body we hiked about 11 miles and carried almost 20 pounds of gear at the end of the day the food felt rewarding I’m picking up my tent laying on my pad felt like a luxury space. Today was easy lots of driving to destinations and three hours of campground maintenance. When the work was done I pitched up my tent Took a plunge into the cold river and cooked my Mountain House meal. I feel at peace I feel strong most most of all I feel excited for the months to come. The work that I do has given me the chance to see the huge role the outdoors play in peoples lives some people go outside to escape some people go outside to drink and party and some go for a vacation it could be for any number of reasons. Whatever the reason it doesn’t matter YOU’RE outside away from all the distractions away from our consumer life that modern day society has forced us to take part in. I don’t think I will continue this line of work beyond this. I see it as rewarding and I will have given 6 months of blood, sweat and back breaking work but I’m living this way to explore and appreciate this land we have been fortunate to be surrounded by. I’ve given my part but after this it’s back to the unknown and a road of surprises good and bad. I have this enjoyment with chaos I need it to thrive and hold myself down.
I paint my life with the colors of chaos.
I don’t think I believe in boredom i believe when you’re bored it’s because chaos doesn’t exist in your world. A softer saying is the unknown doesn’t exist you seek to know everything day to day to plan and stabilize your day in a manner where you try your hardest to not be “bored”
It’s about 8:30 and the sun is starting to go down so I will step out of 1 person tent and take a piss right outside I’ll soon after go pee and wake up at 6:00am and see the work that’s ahead.
Die with memories not dreams.