Conversations on El Camino

Heron Pond to Big Bend Miles 63.6-77.68 hours, 14.0 miles, 75 flights, 29.5k+ steps I awoke to the birds' dawnsong and a kerplunk from the beaver pond. My sunrise stroll revealed a team of 3-4 flat-tailed friends galumphing their way up the lodge to place another stick. I smiled to myself, pleased at their industrious…

DAY 3 Miles 41.0-44.1(2 hours, 3.1 miles, 70 flights, 16k steps) I woke up completely exhausted, but denied it, staring at my Garmin "Body Battery" score of 45/100 as a gross misreading. Thankfully, Julie helped me take a nearo (near zero miles) day, heading up north for some exploration before she drove back home. Super…

The cicadas' buzzing raises the mercury millimeter by Millimeter until it spills overthe back of your neck