I’m hanging a closed sign on this old site for awhile. Maybe for a few weeks, maybe for a few months.

Those of you who check in to this blog regularly expect to find something that’s worth your time, as you should. You don’t want to waste your time on empty drivel, and I don’t want to post that just for the sake of posting something. I’m a firm believer in the idea that if you have nothing to say, keep your mouth shut. I’m funny like that. Right now I have nothing to say.

I’m not shutting this site down or anything drastic like that. I’ll be making my usual rounds of other blogs and chiming in on them now and then, but I won’t be doing much here until I’m ready to start up again. I’m going to spend less time at this old computer and more with my old (film) cameras and my books. I’m going to spend more time living and listening and learning. Then I’ll be back… it’s as simple as that.

’til later…

pj

upper camas lake -- selway-bitterroot wilderness

I’ve never really considered going into the wilderness as escape. I grew up around wild country, and have spent much of my life around wild country. I never thought of my wilderness wanderings as escaping from anything. I was simply going home.

I still pretty much feel that way, but after spending a year in LA I’m much more able to relate to the idea of escape…