Nettles, rose hips, PCT hikers, EWIIAAPAAYP reservation, wind quiets, Kwaaymii trail & bedrock mortars

Jasmine,
thanks for the good comment and for the note about the snake we saw. I
saw a much bigger one not long after I got the message.

I was up till early this AM reading _A Prayer for Owen Meany_. A bad
habit, but neat to see my tech setup enables that. There was cold
wind--calming, finally, by the time the moon set. Yesterday I walked
further north to town; today, just around the meadow to the south.

Being near the PCT, there is opportunity for good company. Mark from
Chicago was camped near the spring this AM. He was happy to learn/meet
watercress, miner's lettuce. He helped me realize those really are
nettles by the spring. Asking what all I might do out here for so
long, he was curious about how I got into sitting, what it meant. He
noticed he had lost his drum sticks earlier on the trail.

Peace,
Colin

Come visit! Laguna Mts - camping & perhaps net-weaving

Directions are at fo-rest.blogspot.com -- the post for May 11.

Among the abundant edible plants are violets, miner's lettuce, watercress.

I found an extra sleeping bag, but bring blankets & warm clothes. The
ground where we camp is soft.

If you want to take the bus (888/894) and not hitch-hike, we'll need
to meet in a different spot - let me know.

I'll probably be out here until the 23rd.

Peace, Colin

First post from the forest. Finding water, winnowing amaranth, crocheting, knot-tying, resting, rambling re meditation, exploring, and what else?

If you'd like to visit, send me an email. Our spot is less than a
two-mile hike from the Laguna Mtn Observatory / Morris Ranch parking
lot, within an hour's drive of SD & Escondido. From SD, take I-8 to S1
(Sunrise Byway). Take S1 north. After you get near the top, and turn
to the SE and back to the east, the turnoff is to the right. There is
a sign for the Observatory / Morris Ranch. The short (<0.2mi) road to
the lot is paved. I'll meet you at the lot--and I have Adventure
Passes for two cars.

There is also a dirt road nearby you can drive in on and camp along.
Access is probably from the next turnout to the right along S1. You
may not need a pass for that.

There's good cell phone & GSM reception from many spots out here
(thanks to a tower at the observatory?)

What can we do? Why don't you bring some string and print out some
instructions for net-making? I'll be working on remembering what I
learned earlier.

Mostly, I've been resting. For weeks now, I have not cared for myself
well. I am leaving my old rut in SD partly to get away from conditions
that enabled harmful habits. In addition, there are damaging aspects
of SoCal urban living. Every time I go near a road, there is at least
some fear in me. Every time I get a breath of exhaust, my vitality
suffers. The inland SD air quality is generally poor. Here, only the
flies are sometimes annoying. I (so far) believe the unfiltered water
out here is better for me to drink. I am more at peace shitting
outdoors than in piped-in drinking water. No helicopters buzz this
place. No deep mufflers, bass, car alarms, amplified sound, or endless
drone or background roar and scent of leaf-blowers, mowers, and car
traffic. Just wind, voices of visitors.

Many are helping improve urban conditions. I'm dependent on the city
for food, occasional work, and visitors. I want to help us improve,
not to inspire despair. So I won't say more about what many of us may
have to continue to cope with, at least for another few years. [To be
continued--I've reached a character limit.]

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