08/14/08
Well the adventure continues- not sure where it is all taking me but for sure it has been a good trip. I have met a lot of people and call some of them friends. I have been actually staying places longer and longer. I'm not sure if this means I like the palce or that I am just ready to settle in a bit and get a regular life again. Right now I am in Montana staying at my uncles. I have considered staying here for a bit. Work almost seems easy to come by- I have had to turn down job after job along my way. I guess it says a lot for me- but still it sucks too. I know if I needed a job- I'd not be finding one- lol.
I have been fishing a few times since getting here and would love to stick around and hunt this area too. I can't believe the Perch we caught. I've added the pictures too. At this point all I do know is that I am loving Montana- and enjoying my time getting to know some family members out here. Regardless though- I still want to ride all the way to the coast. Maybe I'll do that after next weeks rafting trip and come back here in a few weeks.
04/05/08
As I sit in front of paper lists and plan sheets of what I will take with me- I realize- GARBAGE!!! This is exactly the stuff I want a break from. I am still planning my trip across the US on a motorcycle. There has been a lot more support for this than I had originally expected. Friends and family alike have encouraged it. To put into words why I need to do it is probably impossible. Some days I want to do it for the photography- to have an adventure and to document every bit of it. Some days I think I am doing it to find myself and understand further- what it is that I want from my life. What I thought I could give to others has been mistreated and maybe misunderstood . But I think that is the most important thing for me right now- I'm finally doing something that is for nobody but ME! Because of that- I don't need to know 100% why I'm doing it, or even what I need to get out of it. I'm just doing it to do it.I will meet so so many people along my way and hope to see some that I haven't seen in quite some time. I really don't plan on staying anywhere too long but have also decided to not set a schedule for when I will return- huh- return? Return to where? Maybe return is not the actual sense of how I will close this chapter of my life. Maybe it should better read where I will settle. Who know's?I haven't quite decided the extent of my trip or what to expect along the way. There is 100 thoughts a minute trickling through my head when I really stop and try to think about this trip. I wonder if I'll be lonely. I wonder if I'll find someplace that calls to me and I decide to stay and explore there for a while. I wonder what it will be like to see the Navajo Reservations and Aztec Ruins in New Mexico, The Grand Canyon in Arizona, Grand Tetons in Wyoming, or maybe I'll scour Nevada for some free range wild mustangs. I have toyed with the idea of going clear to Alaska- after all it is the destination of all half broke but motivated adventures- I just wish that there were women there- lol.Not taking much. Just the bare esentials. I would like to get a 4pc fly rod and carry it along though. Other than that it is just some clothes, tent, sleeping bag, a minimum amount of tools and some of my camera stuff. Not gonna be able to take it all. Urggg I'll have to learn to use available light again- lol. I'll probably rarely use anything other than the wide angle but I'm gonna take the 28-70 and the 75-300. A few cards and a battery charger. I'll hopfully be able to buy one large Pelican case that houses my laptop and the camera gear all in a single case.
03/15/08
Well turns out I couldn't afford the sailboat I wanted so I'm buying the motorcycle instead (aka For Now). Now I just need an adventure.
11/27/07
Well my life continues to be an adventure. The wind has blown and I have moved again. I am living in Syracuse right now and have found a job too. It is not the best but it'll get the bills paid I guess. Hopefully I'll be able to work for a bit and then kick off from the dock with a galley full of food and a sail full of wind. Who knows where this life is taking me. Pretty strange though- I have been feeling pretty spiritual lately. Even been thinking about going to church again. It's been a while... Just seems like something is missing and I constantly seem to be searching for it, for something... and I know not what it is. Love I suppose- aren't we all looking for love- it seems to be our nature. Not too long ago I pulled the roots up and moved away from the big easy in Michigan. I had it made- great job, great friends, and even liked the area. But like I said- I was searching for something- haven't found it yet I guess- or maybe I have...I want to be out of the rat race and just doing my own thing- but it seems impossible right now. I am an artistic photographer and love to take pictures and display the world as if it could be seen through my eyes. Sometimes it seems like I just need to go against the grain- not just with photos but life. I have always been pretty responsible and kept the good job, kept the bills paid, and tried to meld myself into the 'American Dream'. Now I am thinking I just need to get back to the basics, earth, love, personal enjoyment, nature, and God (in no particular order). I think next year I need to go through with my plans to buy an adventure touring motorcycle and go for an adventure. Or maybe I'll just go all out and actually get me a sailboat, who knows. If you have read this to this point then you are either a friend and hopefully already know my love or you too are searching for your missing link- I hope you too will live a very fulfilled life.
