Into The Woods

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. Henry David Thoreau

We decided to drop out of society for a weekend, Thoreau-like. We packed our bags and hit the road. Up to Big Basin, where we would spend the weekend with friends, but without electricity or running water. On this picture, you can see that Annelien is carrying a huge bag. Mine was even bigger; we felt like llamas. Our bags were stuffed with indispensable outdoor equipment and supplies: freeze dried scrambled eggs, a real goose down camping pillow (Annelien made me put it back though), very practical head lamps, and more of that fun stuff.



My camera was not in my giant backpack though, so I can’t show you my pictures. I’ll summarize the weekend for you: We had an amazing hike through the woods, we set up camp near wonderful waterfalls, cooked our yucky meals on our friend’s little stove and had “Happy Camper” wine and great conversations that only the redwoods and woodpeckers overheard. It was a wonderful weekend! And in the end, we decided to return to society, with the sound of butterflies still in our ears.