That I can relate to. The peak, the destination are all great for an hour or two but then, there's the - where could I possibly go from here but back or down ? BUT you carry the memories and more times than not, they are very sweet.
-There is always the option of yo-yoing back to Mexico. A few restless souls manage to yoyo the trail each year. As Francis Parkman foretold, some will become wanders and Ishmaelites till the day they die. That's not a bad destiny if is is a journey toward freedom and beauty.
Such a great F. Parkman quote! As one upon whom wilderness "has cast its magic", here's something from E. Abbey that resonates in me frequently while poking about in wild places--"This is the most beautiful place on earth. There are many such places."
I always appreciated that quote from Parkman. I am also a big Abbey fan. I probable read Desert Solitaire a half dozen times. I wish I had a photographic memory so that I could spout out all of his quotables.
It's great to hear from you, old friend. Keep in touch and maybe join me on the trail.
There is only a path where someone has been before you and you follow it. And make it better for someone else to go after you. And one day the ones that followed your path will understand why you went there.
Sometimes I wonder if the saddest part of a journey is when you reach the destination.
That I can relate to. The peak, the destination are all great for an hour or two but then, there's the - where could I possibly go from here but back or down ? BUT you carry the memories and more times than not, they are very sweet.
-There is always the option of yo-yoing back to Mexico. A few restless souls manage to yoyo the trail each year. As Francis Parkman foretold, some will become wanders and Ishmaelites till the day they die. That's not a bad destiny if is is a journey toward freedom and beauty.
Such a great F. Parkman quote! As one upon whom wilderness "has cast its magic", here's something from E. Abbey that resonates in me frequently while poking about in wild places--"This is the most beautiful place on earth. There are many such places."
I always appreciated that quote from Parkman. I am also a big Abbey fan. I probable read Desert Solitaire a half dozen times. I wish I had a photographic memory so that I could spout out all of his quotables.
It's great to hear from you, old friend. Keep in touch and maybe join me on the trail.
There is only a path where someone has been before you and you follow it. And make it better for someone else to go after you. And one day the ones that followed your path will understand why you went there.
And the answer to why is why not.
Where are you going? Need to borrow a good Dutch oven?
Heh. I already have a 12 quart and it weighs in under 50#.
We going up the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. It will be tough, but we’ll have to make do with one Dutch oven.
He was one of the first great modern historians.
And wrote beautifully.
So many of these remind me of my trail journey with Justin on the JMT not so long ago.
We geriatrics still have some get up and goats.
Thoughts before a wilderness adventure...
I’ve been to this rodeo before and like to fortify my mind before I go.
Good game plan!🤠