Into the Wild

Just finished up this book. It's an incredible story and Jon Krakauer does an amazing job relating to Christopher (the young man in which the story is based on). Jon, having a background in climbing and traveling around Alaska, has more of a personal view on the story at hand.

It's a book that made me want to travel on my own and simplify my life. For more reasons than one, but I think the life that Chris led was truly an exploration in every way. He kinda just went with the flow of things, from hitchhiking across the U.S. to canoeing down to Mexico with no plan or end in sight.

This summer when I was climbing in Yosemite I came across a hiker who had everything he owned on his back. He stumbled out of the woods looking excited to see a group of climbers and had a lot to say. He told us he'd be hiking and on his own for the past month. Coming all the way from Spain and selling all of his belongings prior to traveling to the U.S. When we walked away, I couldn't stop thinking about getting rid of everything...and if I could actually do that.

Coming home from trips is often overwhelming with the amount of stuff that adds up in my room. I'm constantly making trips to the thrift store and trying to minimize. I've got a system with my hangers too...they all face one way until I actually wear the piece of clothing. Then the hanger is flipped around and after 6 months whatever hangers haven't been flipped...the clothes are gone. I'm looking forward for that 6 month mark to come around.

Anyways, pretty random, but Into the Wild got me thinking about it a bit more.

We had our first fly day at North Cascade Heli today. The snow was pretty warm and the clouds socked us in by mid day. I think we're supposed to get some snow tonight. Looking forward to it!