NEVER OLD FOR ADVENTURES

Adventure bliss

Depends

6/27/20251 min read

I have fallen into a pattern while planning my adventure: search YouTube for adventure ideas; if interested, mark them down on the Dyrt app, then add to one of several trips planned around the seasons. Once you find a destination, there is another app called OnX that compares where you are standing on a map and instantly tells you who owns the property.

I know from hunting in PA that inevitably, when you think you are isolated, some guy shows up and starts yelling at you for sitting on his rock. What's nice about the West Coast, instead of jockeying for position based on acres of available land, is that you are looking for spots per mile.

I have no delusions at 70 that I will hopefully hop into whatever vehicle, drive 3000 miles, and end up at Utopia, but I look forward to the journey.

I did find one YouTube video that represents one of my envisioned adventures of finding a pristine mountain stream, setting up camp, and just enjoying. Hopefully, the area is so pristine that using the high banker takes a back seat for a while to just taking it all in.

I have the perfect hammock, complete with a bug screen, because I heard they have bird-sized mosquitoes. You may watch the video and say that I don't get it, and that's fine; this is my adventure. Yours might involve wicker baskets, but that's not the point. Taking the time before you are old and decrepit is the point.

If you watch this video, take note that this guy is wearing knee pads out in the middle of the woods. My knees are shot because I thought I was young and bulletproof. Don't be a dumbass! Yes, I will be getting an ebike like in the video. It makes sense due to my bad knees and arthritis, plus I like the step-through design. Nothing is worse than watching a 70-year-old man trying to lift his leg over a big boy bike; plus, the dismount is far from graceful. This will work.