barefootwalk

Slow summer is rolling and grinding in. I made a few maintenance and repairs on the car. I am sewing a new hiking pant, first 3-layer storm shield fabric. I also improved the sealing in the wood stove. I finished and tested it a few weeks ago. I have more air flow control now and I can actually burn it slower. The summer weather is still nice and not hellish hot. It is humid and we are getting dispersed rain and thunderstorm almost everyday. I am reading my first Kerouac, Desolation Angles.

It was just an idea. I could put it in one sentence, not a summary, the whole idea and plan and thinking was just a sentence: A summer with Twyla. Well, it is not even a complete sentence, but you get the idea. I didn't do anything specific for the preparation, except buying a Dometic fridge. I also made modification to the power system. Basically I moved the monitor and control unit to the camper. These proved to be very important updates. Cover photo: This trip in a song: Map: 1- Sunday, May 18, 2025 Mile: 29 Grant WMA, Georgia I cleaned up the house and my office. Packed all I need for me and Twyla, for at least a month and after waiting for the storm to pass, we left the house at around 1:30 pm. I stopped at Walmart to get a few missing items and made it to a small pond in Grant national forest.  It is nice after rain here. Finally after another short drive we arrive at the first camp. It is warm so I just eat peanut butter banana sandwich for lunch. We enjoy the quiet and rela...