Thanks to me not sleeping ever, and because I drive a commercial truck all day starting at 0500 hours, and thanks to me falling asleep due to insane amounts of fatigue, my hours were "somewhat" changed at work. I do 2 on, 1 off, 3 on, 1 off. One would think this would help, but in fact i feel worse than ever, because one day is really not enough to de-stress and relax at all......what really makes it worse is the GF and kids always get to sleep in on their weekend and on their days off from school, leaving me very resentful and bitter about the fact that i get up stinking early and work int he coal mine (figuratively speaking) . I average 2 - 4 hours a night sleep, and have no idea what sleeping in is.
however, i made the best of it today.....went for a little walk in a local park (seeing as now i cannot drive anywhere and stay overnight like i normally do on my weekends....)
we had about 150 mm of hard pouring rain this morning. I sat at my computer, staring out the window, grumbling and mumbling. However the rain soon broke and the sun popped out. Slid my chair back, flipped my GF the bird, I mean flipped her a kiss....and ran out and went to pickup my truck from the secure parking i store it at.
drove up the HWY for about 30 minutes and parked the truck at the trailhead.
stepped into the woods and all the BS and stress and fatigue started melting away. I had packed two new plant/mushroom foraging books with me, in the hopes of finding wild food....
lots of photos coming leave a few post spaces for em.
to start:
one of many knives i carried today, my little HELLE ODEL
Goodness Gracious Great Balls of SAP!
nice and powdery when scraped, perfect for adding to tinder when lighting a fire in rainy conditions (or whenever)
unidentified plant
random patterns in nature
Despite being in nature, fresh air and away from the hell (the city) I felt quite winded today...normally being in nature energizes me, but I felt pretty damn bad today. I am a bit alarmed by this, as I am normally the one who tramps everywhere in the woods all day and then some, and then hops around camp all night tending to fire and cooking......I'm the type of hiker that doesn't stop all day, goes hard, sets a brutal pace and relishes it. Yet the last few times i have been out I have been beat to crap by a simple 3 hour hike on relatively modest terrain. I blame it on work.
some fungus on a stick! give it a nibble!
however, i made the best of it today.....went for a little walk in a local park (seeing as now i cannot drive anywhere and stay overnight like i normally do on my weekends....)
we had about 150 mm of hard pouring rain this morning. I sat at my computer, staring out the window, grumbling and mumbling. However the rain soon broke and the sun popped out. Slid my chair back, flipped my GF the bird, I mean flipped her a kiss....and ran out and went to pickup my truck from the secure parking i store it at.
drove up the HWY for about 30 minutes and parked the truck at the trailhead.
stepped into the woods and all the BS and stress and fatigue started melting away. I had packed two new plant/mushroom foraging books with me, in the hopes of finding wild food....
lots of photos coming leave a few post spaces for em.
to start:
one of many knives i carried today, my little HELLE ODEL
Goodness Gracious Great Balls of SAP!
nice and powdery when scraped, perfect for adding to tinder when lighting a fire in rainy conditions (or whenever)
unidentified plant
random patterns in nature
Despite being in nature, fresh air and away from the hell (the city) I felt quite winded today...normally being in nature energizes me, but I felt pretty damn bad today. I am a bit alarmed by this, as I am normally the one who tramps everywhere in the woods all day and then some, and then hops around camp all night tending to fire and cooking......I'm the type of hiker that doesn't stop all day, goes hard, sets a brutal pace and relishes it. Yet the last few times i have been out I have been beat to crap by a simple 3 hour hike on relatively modest terrain. I blame it on work.
some fungus on a stick! give it a nibble!
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, and the first thing I thought of was going in the bush for a spell to clear my brain from city mush and find a new direction. Work,work, work...then BAM ! Nuthing. 
Thanks for the post.
