I'm going!

first of all, snails are gross. i accidentally stepped on one that was trekking across the sidewalk at mark's house, and the next morning there was another one, eating the remains. gross! i didn't stop him though. i just let nature do it's thing... it's nasty thing.

anyway, i finally heard opportunity knocking and i flung the door wide open! i'm going backpacking this weekend and i can barely stand waiting. they say that the average male thinks about sex like a large number of times a day, and if that's true, it's because of the culture/society he lives in. everywhere a person goes they are bombarded by provocative garbage. it's on people's bumbers, it's in the gas stations, it's in the mall, in book stores, it's on the billboards, it's even in some restaurants, it's everywhere!

as for me, the topic that consumes my thoughts at every idle moment (at least 60-70 times a day) is my trip to the wilderness this weekend. i can't stop thinking about it, planning for it, packing and re-packing. it's borderline obsession. i'm finding it incredibly difficult to live in the here and now. it's possible, it's just sometimes difficult.

my plan is to leave friday morning at some point (as early as possible), drive to the trailhead and start hiking in. i don't plan to come back out till monday night or tuesday morning early.

luckily for all my blog fans (thanks mom) i plan to keep a journal and post it on this very blog when i get back.

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

p.s. i'm planning to go into the inyo national forest and the sequoia national park. that could change though. and the picture was taken from abernathy peak in washington state(Northwest!!!) by me or sam gage.