After five days of Sierra wilderness I exited with a bout of stomach and fatigue issues I’ve not felt in the 23 years I’ve been tramping these mountains, most likely stemming from bad water I drank early in the hike. Humility in the face of unforeseen circumstances, unattachment indeed, but not uncaring. I should also mention that I will be filtering water from now on.
Read MoreWhen I initially crafted this project last summer I didn’t know what the output would be but I purposely stripped away modern convenience by leaving behind all electronics and simplified my tools in the form of a pinhole camera and a blank journal to help facilitate creativity.
Read MoreAuthor David MuCullough says, “You got to marinate your head in that time, in that culture, you got to become them” and although he’s talking about his biographical subjects it applies elsewhere. If art is the arbiter of culture than the artist is its practitioner and must marinate in it, immersion breeds understanding.
Read MoreThe rush of the world is below me. The aggravation caused by too much concrete and too many clocks is not part of being up here. I have no need for either. My clock runs with irregular beats. Its measure is not in the passage of time, its measure is in the experience of making art, of walking, and in the icy reset of a creek bath.
Read MoreEarly last month, I stood bare along the shore of the bluest lake and felt profound grace, bathed in dusty fatigue. I had come hundreds of miles and experienced something of revelation, a purifying of the soul that only happens beyond the bounds of comfortable living, beyond the confines of schedules, away from the world’s news.
Read MoreWriting is a craft I’ve dabbled at but want to dive deeper into. So as this project has moved through its stages of production over the past several months how I want to write about it has also changed.
Read MoreThe easiest way to do that is to add uncertainty and that’s why I’m bringing only a pinhole camera
Read MoreFood. Sustenance. Provisions. Pleasure. Weight.
Read MoreIt begins with an evaluation. Pull out all the gear, every piece and ask yourself two questions; do I need this and if so, can it be lighter.
Read MoreI’ve always loved paper maps. The tactile feel of holding where you are in the world. Global satellite navigation is a remarkable technological advance and most certainly has its uses. I’m not sure I’d step on a plane without that system in place. But out walking in the wilderness I’ll take a proper map and a compass over a GPS unit every time.
Read More“You pay for it down here or up there, but either way you’re going to pay for it”.
Read MoreThe Sierra High Route (abbreviated SHR) has been described as the most remote hiking route in the lower 48 states.
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