Crosshairy said:
Fantastic story. Do you keep a journal during the trip, or is your mind just a steel trap for details?
I need to use a trip like this as the catalyst to resume my physical fitness regimen. I get stuck in the dumb loop of not being physically prepped to do the trip, so I don't apply for the hunt. Since I don't have a serious goal in front of me, my motivation is non-existent. Seeing these photo montages sure does stir the blood, though!
My mind is definitely not a steel trap! It is interesting though how memory works. Everyday life kind of churns along and the days blend together for me.
When I'm out there pushing myself to the edge of what I can do the memories are VIVID. I can recall specific moments with total clarity, down to the warmth of the sun and what I was smelling. Cool stuff.
Posts like this allow me to look back in years to come and remember small things I had forgotten.
As far as motivation....that's up to you man. I work with a guy who's in his early 60's and has been wanting to go elk hunting for the last 30+ years. There's always a reason not to go, and now he's almost past going physically.
I decided that I was going to do these things NOW, while I'm able to.
Morgan Freeman in the Shawshank Redemption had a line...."Get busy living, or get busy dying".
