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September 02, 2003
Preparing for the pilgrimage.
Its time to move... get on with my plans. I mentioned before that I wanted to take a solo backpacking trip over the Sierras. After much thought and little planning, its almost time to go. I will be leaving this Saturday and am giving myself 2 weeks to get back. I will be completely out of touch for the entire time so hopefully the servers I manage behave.I've given some thought as to why this whole idea came to my head in the first place? What do I hope to accomplish and what does this have to do with my future plans or my crusade? At the moment, I feel stuck between two worlds. On one hand I've got my new direction towards idealism. On the other I have my old corporate, public self. This public self is making the other self feel really guilty and holding the new self back in general. Part of the problem is, no doubt, one of perspective. I hope that my time away from time will let me focus on the decisions I want to make and finally make them. In many instances I have decisions that I know what course I want to take, but am rue to commit due to my strong bond with my former self. My river is forking and right now I'm trying to paddle down both directions. I'm hoping to commit to one, hopefully the right one. Of course, one can never know the right one until one is committed, but at this point I don't have much of a choice.
This whole thing is still vague to me, but less so than it must be for everyone else. I really must spill more of my thoughts on these pages to facilitate better understanding among my friends. It all has to do with my new direction, writing, guiding, wandering. I mentioned that Obigabu and I are working on a book and its actually coming well. At the same time, I've envisioned a new book idea that is much larger in its scope and impact on myself and those around me. Every time I've tried to explain it to others I preface my explanation with, "this is gonna sound crazy." I'll share that idea with everyone shortly, but I have to warn you. Its gonna sound crazy.
Some of you who may not understand the scope of my pilgrimage into the Sierras may be worried about my safety. While there are objective hazards to any trip such as these, it is not inherently dangerous. I will be on established trails where I will likely see other backpackers on a daily basis. There is ample water all of the places I am going and I am going to make sure to bring ample food. I am not bringing a tent, to save weight, but I am bringing shelter. My journey will end at Lake Thomas Edison on the other side of the Sierras. Lake TE is probably 2.5hrs East of Fresno. I'm still working on how I will get home, but at this point, I have a number of options.
For those that are interested, I will detail the exact path I plan to take in an upcoming entry. In the mean time, I am quite nervous with all I have to do before I leave. I promised to get two Kit computer projects done. I have to pack for the trip, which is quite involved given the length. I'm also setting up the replacement machine for my old home server which hosts http://www.sarahpeutics.com, a ton of email accounts, as well as this site.
As always... more to come.
Posted by wonko at September 2, 2003 10:29 AM
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