This journey has always qualified as exploring the unknown. Even when I was under the delusion that I would leisurely walk 2200 miles with nary a sweat, I truly did not know what to expect. But I have to admit, ending up in Ohio never even entered the realm of far-fetched possibility. It is definitely NOT on any trail map I have encountered.
Yet somehow that is where I am today.
This journey has definitely shifted in ways I could never even imagine, yet it is all the more exciting as a result. I am truly beginning to explore the world as I always wanted to, even if some areas are not on any list of Place to Explore I might have ever made. This just brings to the forefront a very simple reality … there is beauty and ugliness to be found EVERYWHERE. We often all have expectations every time we visit someplace new, whether from information gained through the information storm technological societies face daily, or our own imagination. And most likely our expectations are at least partially wrong.
“Why?”, the more curious might ask, “ARE you in Ohio anyway?”
Well I’ll tell you.
As my journey morphed from a jaunt in the woods into a nomadic wandering, any budget that I even imagined got completely shoved into the realm of poorly written fiction. Sadly, this means some people have been hit harder than others in the capacity of supporter (thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU mom). In an effort to recoup some of the excess, as well as have something to work with to start actually earning funds again, I have come to the land of Kelly (my fellow nomad). Here she will use her skills and connections to earn a few bucks so we can get back to th realm of survival again. So we will be exploring the wilds of Ohio for a couple of weeks.
In the mean time, here are some pictures of the beauty I have already encountered along the way.
While you are in Ohio make sure you check out the Serpent Mound and Mound City near Peebles. The Mound has a great energy and is quite beautiful. 🙂 Ohio is friendly place I think you’ve found a good place to recoup.
Unfortunately my time and location in Ohio was limited, and recouping was a minimum. But I will keep this advice in mind if I get back that way 🙂