The New Year filled me with the desire to pursue new adventures. Like mostpeople, I became consumed in the January resolution ritual of making promises ofchanging my life, but retreating from them as March approaches. But I decided to carrythrough with my commitments this year. Three of my closest friends and I decided tochallenge ourselves after days of relaxation in the safety and shelter of civilization and toreturn to the isolation of the wilderness. Despite the nobility of our quest we were forcedto bring along miniature symbols of the world we were leaving for basic survival such as apropane stove, expensive sleeping bags, and two light weight tents. A eighteen mileovernight adventure through the isolated reign of nature was our goal. We chose a trailaround Tawas about a three hour’s drive from our houses, it was the best we could findon such short notice. A classic here-goes-nothing like return to nature is the only true way to fullyunderstand your belongings and grasp the overwhelming majestic beauty of nature. Ididn’t realize how hard it would be to tear apart from civilization this last weekend, itgreatly affected my conceptualization of the powerful world we live in. Looking up at theevening sky and observing a broad expanse of thick clusters of stars, without artificiallight, breathing in cold, fresh, and pure air, absent contaminated, and seeing no signs ofhumanity only solemn nature is as a moving and uplifting experience. Too often today’scivilization becomes obsessed and entrenched in modernization and technology that itforgets and neglects its roots. We departed from the electric lights, indoor plumming, and computer-controlledheated environment of our homes and began to retreat to the wild. The previous weekscontinual snow storms worried us, but we were determined, like explores desperate todiscover the unknown wild new lands, separate and distant from the lands that we wereaccustomed to. After a br...
