Back to the hill that I call Cloquallum Hill. This walk is just off Cloquallum road and behind a Greed Diamond permit holders area.
This is one of the nicer logging road hikes that I do and the distance an elevation gain make for some pretty good exercise. I have yet to run into anyone else on this route. The crowds prefer to go to the nearby lake.
I've started selling my stuff as I prepare to move to New Zealand in April. I'm so anxious about the logistics of my stuff. What will I take? Maybe I will just take a couple of suitcases and call it good. Maybe I will mail some stuff to myself too. Maybe I will hire a moving cube and ship some stuff.
It is so hard for me to know what to do. I look forward to a fresh start with less stuff. But I also have some family heirlooms that no one seems to want and are too big to fit in a suitcase. I wish I was less anxious about my stuff.
Is attachment the source of all human misery? Do I own my stuff or does my stuff own me?
This was a cold hike but when I realized I had forgotten my water bottle I decided to leave my stove, pot and fuel in the car. I had packed at wonderful smoked and brined turkey sandwich and two cans of Kombucha. So instead of a long session of cooking noodles and making coffee I just had a quick sandwich and a drink. Quick because it was wind and cold and a bit of rain was spitting down.
No view to speak of today, but plenty of good exercise. There are still chanterelles popping in the woods. I don't recall ever picking them this late in the year before.
6.5 miles with 1,000 feet elevation gain
Just cell phone pictures today, I was too disorganized to pack a camera.
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