another great 1
on way to alabama gatgering we had directions to a forrest in the sw corner of the state
we gert there and see 10 kids sleeping by the side of the road (fs dirt road 20 miles from the paved road into the woods)
we had no idea where to go from there
a giant bird swoops down into the road wings as wide as the van almost (think it was a pelican or i have no idea it was huge though)
we follow it as it winds along the road at times 5 feet from the wimdsheild at most 20 feet ahead of us
we follow it like 2 or 3 miles till irt swooped up through the trees and vannished so we stopped wondering what the next sign would bve when someone spots a lil color on the woods myust have been 500 feet or more into the woods theres a stump with a tye dye t shirt on it and tiesd to that is a brown paper bag..written on that in pencil (so u have to walk right up to it to read it) are directions to the oposite corner of the state (ne) 500 miles away to a forrest with the exact same name
so we go wake up those kidsa aparently theyd been sleeping there 2 weeks livinj off the land waitting for someone to show up
we took em to the gathering
after the gathering we went to miissipi 1st to a protest (they were turning the forrest into tank ranges) was there a week then was going to dc for another 1 (u know women can go topless in the park across from the white house? clinton had a big ol smile on his face when he went for a walk to church that day haha0 anyway on way to dc..we rescued the same exact kids a second time (3 weeks after the 1srt time) this time from the cops tho
so that bird we followed helped us rescue these kids whod been there for weeks
sometimes u just gotta listen to nature
hippyjo said:
THis is a great story!! It is so Native American-esc in its wisdom. THese are the types ofmiraclesthat are real when we listen. You are blessed to know your power and how it dances with the earth.
soaringeagle said: the only modern conveniece i like to have with me is my camera but even that i have to constantly remond myself to use it cause the beauty around you etches into youer mind in a way the camera cant capture
also when you live close to the land you tune in like never before
in the city how many times u go somewhere hoping to see a freind and even tho your in the same room in the same building u dont meet up
1 time i went to the forest a month b4 anyone else i had no directions at all (followed a bird for a awhilke who led me to a clue) after a month wandering this 800 square mile forrest i parked in a spot the size of a regular parking soace waitted there 4 days and everyine i was looking for showed up where i was..pure instinct led me to a 4x8 foot spot in an 8000 square mile wilderness that was exactly where i wanted to be
its like the wind whispers you directions
hippyjo said:
I did notwork doubles. Most winter I took double tiplequadruplevacation. About 3 of the winters we totallyhibernated. going to bed around 7 waking at 9 or so. By spring we were totally ready to start moving, getting ready for next winter. Going to townoccasionalto wash clothes as it was very hard to keep up with diapers wheneverything,including the diapers are frozen solid. You could really feel thecyclerflow of nature and be human in that part of the world.
We were camping up in Shasta one year and had the dude you aretalkingpull in. THank god hisapplianceswerepropane. It was like a sitcom listen to these guy bitchin about not having TV reception and trying to piont thier dish or whatever it was to get the reception. "Left Left No back right there no no oh shit piont it higher" Good thing I was in a good space and could just laugh. It is amazing how close the three stoogies are to real life at times. The kicker was we were on the edge of abeautifulwilderness. We went for hikes and swam in the lake and came back to camp at night and here are these guy still trying to get tv reception.
The thing I love aboutconnivencestore is the name. They are anything butconvenient. Over priced, lack friendliness, need to beg to use the bathroom."We have no bathroom-Oh what do you use-get out of here freak". It isstrangewhen life is so complicate that one would need find a convient way to shop for thenecessitieslike snickers bars and beer.
Personal the most convient thing in my life is when I am far way somewhere quite without noen and there are no convient stores. AAAAAAHHHHH Peace.
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