When I get outside and into the woods, it's like being welcomed by family. I used to go out with all kinds of gear and camp-out when I was a kid, but I always had this grudge against technology, as it is the vehicle with which the government treads, and I wanted to be able to go out there with nothing and just see how free from society I could be.
I started leaving things behind until I didn't need anything at all, and I could go back out to my family and be like a wild animal again. Now that, to me, is the ultimate freedom.
There's little more embracing to me than a body of water or a good fire--especially one made with what Nature provides. Who needs a t.v.?
-M