Appreciation of wilderness is found when one feels it—b/c, like happiness or sadness, wilderness is never a place*.
It’s a feeling.
Yesterday, we felt it—
*The entire planet is wild; it’s just our kooky belief that we **control** nature that helps us pretend otherwise.

only one way outta here—but which way is that, exactly?

1st rapid was a bit too ... so we portaged

preparing for deployment, stiff upper lip, group bonding & all that rot

standing on the edge btwn yin & yang, about to break on thru

deep biotic immersion = how you feel **wilderness**
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