Well, it has been so long since i last blogged that i may no longer have anyone interested in reading anymore, but anyhow here goes....
I have been trying to get out of a somewhat darker place in my life that i not so fondly like to think of as "the pit of despair", which has also coincided with the loss of my mojo.... now since i do not have an Austin Powers time machine type contraption to find said mojo, i am left to my own devices...
My most recent idea (walking across the state of Arizona, south to north, by myself) in my mojo quest was met with a less than enthusiastic response and so it has evolved into this: finding a scenario that will still challenge me, but at the same time hopefully not result in my immediate demise.... and so Survival camping it is! I'll be spending 4 days & 3 nights hiking and camping in the wilds on Arizona, far enough north to locate a water source....
my goals on this trip are as follows:
hike around 5 miles each day, navigating by compass, locate food & water (NOT via the local Walmart) and set up camp
-learn to make fire without matches, lighters or your normal incendiary devices (by various means)
-build a temporary shelter from whatever i find in my vicinity
-find and purify water
-catch, clean and prepare fish for sustenance
-find other things to eat as supplied by Nature... perhaps to include a rabbit, hopefully i won't have to resort to bugs... I'm no Bear Grylls...
i basically want know if i can take care of myself if i got lost or stuck somewhere without anyone or any of the usual comforts of modern living... now i fully expect that there may be tears and much frustration since i am not a normally patient person, but it's no fun if it's too easy, right?
As much as i would like to do this by myself, i understand the wisdom against such solitary adventurism (yep, i think that might be a new word) and so Mom & dad are coming along to offer their experience and make sure i don't end up wandering off into California, but i was clear as a 5 year old to them: "I wanna do it MYSELF!" so i hope to only need them in the most dire of circumstances... such as 2 and a half hours of trying to make fire and having nothing but bloody hands to show for it...
What have i done to prepare for this endeavor? well, naturally.... i got a manicure.
Pictures (and perhaps video) to follow in my next blog of my amazing (hopefully!) success!
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