I've accomplished not a lot in my life so far. I presume that is where this very minor life crisis is coming from. I have been working in retail for almost five years. Every day I have to find the motivation to get up for work. I don't think that should be the type of place that someone should spend so much time at. Though, I have accomplished something right now that I would like to share with all of you. One at a time might be the plan. This one is called Mt. Si.
Mt Si. is a 4,000 feet climb in four miles. It took me a lot longer than most hikers but I still got to the top. Before when I was much heavier I could not climb more than a mile and a half. This year I accomplished this and another hike that is the toughest in Washington. Photo dump time.
(Can't fix the photos or just cant figure it out.)
It was a very important accomplishment for me to do this hike. It was a two months after my grandfather died and two months after my girlfriend broke up with me. I needed this and I found a passion in me I didn't know I had. It was the strength of solidarity. The power in being alone and accomplishing much. I put music on, I strapped my boots and I just kept walking. I stopped every now and then but I kept going. I didn't turn back and continued on. I felt strong, I felt good and for the first time in a long time I felt happy. When I got to the top and saw what I had accomplished I was taken aback. Also, my mix playing in shuffle this song came on as soon as I broke the tree line to look down at the valley.
Flightless Bird American Mouth - Iron and Wine
That feeling was truly transcendent, awakening and near as nirvana as I could imagine. I just wanted to share that with anyone willing to hear. It was an important moment in my life.
Mt Si. is a 4,000 feet climb in four miles. It took me a lot longer than most hikers but I still got to the top. Before when I was much heavier I could not climb more than a mile and a half. This year I accomplished this and another hike that is the toughest in Washington. Photo dump time.
(Can't fix the photos or just cant figure it out.)
It was a very important accomplishment for me to do this hike. It was a two months after my grandfather died and two months after my girlfriend broke up with me. I needed this and I found a passion in me I didn't know I had. It was the strength of solidarity. The power in being alone and accomplishing much. I put music on, I strapped my boots and I just kept walking. I stopped every now and then but I kept going. I didn't turn back and continued on. I felt strong, I felt good and for the first time in a long time I felt happy. When I got to the top and saw what I had accomplished I was taken aback. Also, my mix playing in shuffle this song came on as soon as I broke the tree line to look down at the valley.
Flightless Bird American Mouth - Iron and Wine
That feeling was truly transcendent, awakening and near as nirvana as I could imagine. I just wanted to share that with anyone willing to hear. It was an important moment in my life.
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In terms of me, I get outdoors whenever I get. Evenings, weekends... but during the summer I try to live in my tent. I'm a tree planter in Canada; I spend two and a half months out in the wilderness. It is a remarkable experience and is preparing me to hike the pacific coast trail from Mexico to Vancouver.
Keep adventuring.
Yep, that's basically it. Plus days off, which basically just means a day in the laundromat, library and leisure center.
I LOVE that idea of hiking across a stretch of Europe. It's definitely on my list. I want to accomplish a coast to coast Canada trip first before doing anything in Europe.