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| I love the smell of sage. It reminds me of both Central Oregon and my mate. |
Today I spent
most of the day thinking about what I was thinking about. I decided it would be a good day to work on
being present. So, I watched my thoughts
awhile and then tried my stand-by meditation to see if I could clear them all
out. I had mixed results.
The meditation
is a sensory meditation I learned as a part of the independent study naturalist
program, Kamana. First, you give
yourself "owl eyes" -- expanding your vision to the peripherals. Then, you focus on your "deer ears"
(or coyote ears) -- paying attention to all of the different sounds and
noticing where they are coming from.
Next is "dog nose" -- breathing in the scents of the
woods. And finally, you finish with
"raccoon skin" -- feeling the temperature, texture, and pressure
sensations on your skin.
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| One of my favorite sounds is that of the wind in the pines. It brings me back to my childhood in Michigan. |
Perfect for the
PCT, right? Well, it was. Minus the fact that I heard background music
all day long. In my head. And not just any tunes; no, it was a default
to Jazzercise numbers -- but I could switch to the "America's Best
Idea" soundtrack. And that was
it. All.
Day. Long. When I tried to turn on my mp3 player, the
battery was dead. It's half past hiker
midnight, and I still hear it. I am
getting a little concerned.
Other than the
music problem, it was a good day. Met up
with a couple from Canada that I camped with at Kickoff -- Sag Hag and Robo
Knee. A wonderful couple around their
60's. And tonight, we are camped with
Shutterburst. Lots of bear tracks on the
trail, and neither he nor we were excited about camping alone. A welcome camping companion -- he told us
stories and generally cracked us up before bed.
He may be even more bearanoid than I!
(He'd been saving up his pee for marking in case he had to stay
alone. :) But it's been a long one. Time to rest.
Hopefully, it'll clear my head of songs.
Or I might really be going crazy.
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| We zipped by the 600-mile marker today! |
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