Adventuring in the World and Spirit
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure, Primitive Living and Bush Craft on May 7th, 2010
I found myself looking at the trees and cloudless blue sky and feeling a sense of joy. Then I realized that I had found some sort of balance in living between seemingly opposing worlds. I feel halfway between the forest and humanity, halfway between carefree and responsible, halfway between selfish and selfless. By looking at [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure, Primitive Living and Bush Craft on May 3rd, 2010
Last nights forest was full of sounds. The tree frogs have hatched and are making a full chorus. At one point, some ducks flew overhead in the star light. I had a curious noise that I couldn’t identify. I was cooking and heard some rustling to the right. I looked but couldn’t make out the [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure, Primitive Living and Bush Craft on May 2nd, 2010
Tired! We’ve gotten up to the second floor. Tomorrow I’m planning on putting up the floor joists and milling up floorboards out of a large white pine.
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure, Primitive Living and Bush Craft on Apr 25th, 2010
As I’ve been building this log cabin I’ve had a feeling that I’ve been spending time with old friends. The Spruce Tree, the Moon, Deer, Owl, Loon and Birch. We’ve had a spell of clear weather has brought starry nights and a clear moon tracing through the branches and new buds of the trees. The [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure, Primitive Living and Bush Craft on Apr 19th, 2010
I started the day off thinking that I was going to build a tee pee, but ended up deciding to build a log cabin. I’m excited. I’m over here in Denmark, ME. My friend, Joe and I prepared the site for the cabin and tomorrow will begin the process of cutting trees that are already [...]
Posted in Cabin Building Adventure, Primitive Living and Bush Craft on Apr 17th, 2010
Last night I woke to a loud snapping sound. I was immediately awake and lay still to listen for any more sounds. After a while of silence, I unzipped from my cocoon inside the sleeping bag and opened the tent door. I saw that the large screen house that my tent was in had broken. [...]
Posted in Motorcycling Central and South America on Mar 7th, 2010
A dramatic beginning presented it’s self today and a dramatic ending occurred as well. To leave the campground, the very first thing that I did was ford the river with the motorcycle. Then as I rode the sun came up and the sky was brilliant red and shades of pink. It was very beautiful. I [...]