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A young man's search for meaning....and minimal employment.

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Change of Plans

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Before the dust settled from the hike, I kicked it up again. Walking the last leg of the trip up the hill to the Old Well I was thinking "How can I leave such a beautiful place?" I was distracted from this by all of the fanfare at the completion of our journey, but the question still lingered. How could I be leaving a place that I knew I loved for a place that the only thing I was sure of was that I was going to struggle with the weather? So without a solid answer to this question I decided not to leave. In the time since the hike was completed I have secured a place in town, moved in, found a job (part time - keeping with my goal of minimal employment) and been to the big box stores to set most of the place up. And apart from a bed, a TV or any seating, the place is all set.

This does not mean that the adventure is off. In fact, it is only beginning. To prove it, I am writing this while looking across the Seattle skyline. More on that soon.

"Young Men Hike the Rural Desert, Sure to Become Road Kill"

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The clock may read 1:39 AM but I'm think I've discovered some new, not yet discovered time for I feel it must be around 30 O'clock. I have been packing for so long that I can't remember what it felt like to be well rested and clean. I have gathered credit card airline miles at the UPS Store, the Post Office and damn near every take out place in town. My fingers are still pruned from the cleaning products I used on the stove. I have decided to pack it in for a couple of hours because I caught myself packing garbage and throwing out clothes. Besides, I have to be up for the steam cleaners at the crack, unless they operate on cable guy time and then I can sleep until next Wednesday and I am being interviewed by the AP in the morning for the upcoming hike across half of NC. I don't know if it will be too fruitful for the poor reporter:
"Do you know how far you will hike each day?"
"Not really sure."
"Have you arranged where you will sleep?"
"Nope."
I can't wait to read the headline: "Young Men Hike the Rural Desert, Sure to Become Road Kill".
As I lay me down to sleep, please don't let me dream of packing...or road kill.
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