Tag: camping
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highway queen, part three – the grand finale
Hindsight, overall, is a beautiful thing. In the last 7 months, my life, and how I perceive life, has changed entirely, and not because of happenstance. Because at every breaking point, at every moment of low or high, and every opportune second to be grateful for the fact that I live, breathe, and exist, I…
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highway queen – part one, WA and OR
Wu Wei is an ancient Chinese concept which means ‘inexertion’, ‘non-forced’, or ‘effortless action’. Often there is a false impression, that wu wei is to do nothing, to be passive and lazy, laissez faire, if you will. As Lao Tzu says, the virtuous man is not conscious of his virtue, and the man who is…
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Trekking East
Everyone is religions about something; a ritual, a practice, or a belief which is intricately woven into the foundation of who they are. A commitment. An observance. An entity bigger than ourselves. And me? I believe in Lorraine. She was my green light. She was the first door opening, presenting me with the opportunity to…
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Adventuring West, Part 1
Contrary to what many people perceive life on the road might be like, it is by no means a vacation. Hell, I haven’t showered in 5 days. I am in a constant shuffle trying to find which clothes smell the least. Sleep? What’s that? A mirror? Put that away. Full 9 hour days at Starbucks…
