Some prefer the excitement of pre-planned, pre-packaged adventures in "exotic", far-away lands, while others content themselves within an environment of profound luxery and opulence. Neither options would suffice to quench that hunger of the spirit, that thirst of the soul. I'm referring to the wander-lust which inflicts the hearts of the young. The desire to explore the undiscovered country so hard to reach( or so easily overlooked ) by others burns strongly within me. And for two and a half weeks out of the year, one can actually follow that desire.
I wanted to go off the beaten path, to take the roads less travelled. There are hundreds of small villages and towns tucked-away in the mountains and backroads of this nation. Within these little communities are lives and adventures worth exploring. I have 16 days on my hands, so an initial short-ranged roam around my home state of Pennsylvania was in order. This journey will flush out any inadequacies in planning and/or equipment related to long range wandering. I intended this trip to be an abridged version of the ten day long road trip across the Eastern U.S that will begin first thing monday.
Thus, with such plans in mind, I gathered a plethora of supplies for the journey. The material possessions that I took were simple, like that of most nomads. For defense and hunting, I brought along the rifle/longbow/knife triage. A collapsable hunting-blind came in handy for a makeshift shelter of sorts. For communications, I brought along my trusty consulting laptop and PDA phone. A miniature kerosene heater for cooking was carried along. For sustenance, I took the remaining 3lbs of acorn meal, some chocolate, and a few gallons of spring water.
With those supplies in the trunk of the Honda Civic, I was off.
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