Ranch Reunion

After a while being back in Indianapolis, I decided to organize a camping trip/reunion with a few people from the ranch where I lived and worked for the past 2 years.  After two days and two nights in the Hoosier National Forest with some genuine, kind people from my most recent home, I'm dirty, exhausted, and so very content.

 Southern Indiana in the fall and the variety of deciduous trees are two of the things I've missed the most about the Midwest in the past 4 years living in Spain and Colorado.  We missed the best few weeks of colors, but mid-November has its own more spartan beauty.

When living in the middle of nowhere, sometimes I craved a city to help me feel more grounded.  Now that I'm in a city, I seek the outdoors and the middle of nowhere for balance.

I am thankful to always live near beauty and to know so many truly good people.

"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot.  These essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot."  -Aldo Leopold