Poll: Have You Ever Spent The Night Outside, wide awake all night with nothing but your beliefs Options

i did this summer - and it was spectacular for opening the mind

I have been blessed with living a rural life for a while, in a relatively secluded area. I also did a bit of trekking.

Trekking involves taking really long walks (longest to date was 250 miles) but myself by myself was 75 miles through mountainous terrain is my longest, but I did several of that length.

I also camped a lot, hope to do so again…by camping I mean what I can carry with me at least 20 miles. I never counted the driving to a campground as camping. I usually think of that as partying in the middle of nowhere.

Anyway, you get a good sense of the forces of nature and the nature of yourself when out and about on your own. I think it is easy to go out and live off the land almost anywhere, as long as fresh water is plentiful. However knowing where you are and the dangers there, is important, as it is not the living that is a problem. It is when you are in trouble, you get help or you die.

A broken leg or jaw can mean death, not to mention poisons and such. Vomiting or diarrhea can cause death through fairly quickly dehydration. It is all those things that is a problem, not the living with nearly nothing.

Anyway during my times out, I have encountered many things I can not explain and think of as a spiritual experience. I also did a few things I could not say I am proud of, though I left money for it, I have stolen a Goat and many chickens from people who did not have much, because my companions and me where hungry.

I have gone 3 days with one friend and we walked and walked while it was raining, I think in those three days if we said 100 words it would surprise me. We may have rested for 45 minutes due to exhaustion or to eat, but we where both mad and needed time to ourselves, but would do what we agreed to do. It was funny how much you can communicate without a word or hand signal.

Hmm, perhaps now is a good time to disappear for a week or so, I have not in many years and I admit I miss it a lot.