i forgot about that! i was immersed in the "thoreau" part and forgot about your run-ins with fires. and other TB members have posted about dangers/losses due to fires in the region...whoops!but i'm glad 'the rule' is rewarding!
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Forest Bathing
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i forgot about that! i was immersed in the "thoreau" part and forgot about your run-ins with fires. and other TB members have posted about dangers/losses due to fires in the region...whoops!but i'm glad 'the rule' is rewarding!
It’s possible I’ll be relocating from Raleigh to Atlanta for work sometime in the next year or two. Part of me is excited to be near more “stuff,” but part of me would feel sad to move away from our current property which is loving referred to as being in “the sticks.” My back porch is surrounded by hundred year old trees, and the setting and noises alone are enough to bring me a ton of internal peace and comfort.
Livin in the woods is the way I prefer as well buddy. The benefits far outweigh the occasional peril.
-Mike
-Mike
Went fishing yesterday. Here is a picture of the view. It was in the woods, so it counts haha
Keep your literal clothes on.
Let's not make actual "forest bathing" a thing.
Let's not make actual "forest bathing" a thing.
Aw shucks, was about to show myself doing a Canadian jacuzzi. I guess I'll have to save it for another thread
I belong to the “Church of the Holy Singletrack” and our “service” is often Sunday mornings in a forest somewhere riding mountain bikes.
As soon as I hit the fringe of the forest, I roll down the car window and take a deeeeeep inhale of the forest air. Instantly revitalizes me. The air in the forest is way different to me.
As soon as I hit the fringe of the forest, I roll down the car window and take a deeeeeep inhale of the forest air. Instantly revitalizes me. The air in the forest is way different to me.
I say this tongue in cheek, but it's kind of true...
After 35 years conducting research work in some of the most remote locales in British Columbia, I've learned this; nature hates me, and hates you too. It wants nothing more than to see you dead, preferably in the most lonely and disheartening way possible.
That being said, I love my job and the many truly spectacular locations I've had the privilege to visit. From the northern boreal forest, to the rugged, wild west coast, to the Chilcotin Plateau. It's spectacular and it humbles me every day. As challenging as it can be, I couldn't imagine doing any other job.
If anyone's interested, here's some work related pics from this past field season...
Mordor?
This was a mom with triplets, but I don't think you can see her in the pic
The afternoon commute
After 35 years conducting research work in some of the most remote locales in British Columbia, I've learned this; nature hates me, and hates you too. It wants nothing more than to see you dead, preferably in the most lonely and disheartening way possible.
That being said, I love my job and the many truly spectacular locations I've had the privilege to visit. From the northern boreal forest, to the rugged, wild west coast, to the Chilcotin Plateau. It's spectacular and it humbles me every day. As challenging as it can be, I couldn't imagine doing any other job.
If anyone's interested, here's some work related pics from this past field season...
Mordor?
This was a mom with triplets, but I don't think you can see her in the pic
The afternoon commute
Fun stuff!! Thanks for sharing. As much as it wants to kill us the pull is strong..
Where does one get those boots?
Where does one get those boots?
The benefits posted about quiet times away from it all is real and recommended. A reset for soul.
But if we could just not use that NAG (New Age Geek) phrase "Forest bathing", that'd be great.
But if we could just not use that NAG (New Age Geek) phrase "Forest bathing", that'd be great.
Darn right.The benefits posted about quiet times away from it all is real and recommended. A reset for soul.
But if we could just not use that NAG (New Age Geek) phrase "Forest bathing", that'd be great.
I keep picturing coming up on a group of nakeds absorbing the trees.
Based on your slowly decaying Avatar these last few weeks, you need to get outside as fast as possible.
Yeah, my normally pasty-faced, two-dimensional twit of an avatar has always needed to get outside. I used to tell him that, but he won't listen to me anymore. Not since the museum incident. Just sits there day after day in his chair with that insipid smile, except during the month of All-Hallows-Eve, it seems.Based on your slowly decaying Avatar these last few weeks, you need to get outside as fast as possible.
Back on topic, whether with a significant other:
Or with your child, walking a quiet secluded lake:
Or setting out on your own, allowing your very being to refresh itself among the wonders you may find:
Time away from our normal is needed, sometimes more than we realize.
Man, I hope "Dystopia bathing" doesn't become a NAG phrase, too.
Same concept, just a little different implementation...
I love to get to the rifle range early in the morning. Sit and watch the sun rise over the trees. Spend time working with my rifle and the complexities needed to shoot long range with no one else around to bother me. Usually about the time people start showing up at the range, I am relaxed from the work week, smiling, destressed and packing up to head back home.
I love to get to the rifle range early in the morning. Sit and watch the sun rise over the trees. Spend time working with my rifle and the complexities needed to shoot long range with no one else around to bother me. Usually about the time people start showing up at the range, I am relaxed from the work week, smiling, destressed and packing up to head back home.
You're right, the pull is strong and certainly rewarding both physically and mentally.
You can order those boots online by searching forestry supply stores. One popular brand is "Viking". You can get them with or without caulks (spiky metal cleat things on the bottom). They're not great for general hiking as they're quite heavy. Good for "industrial" use though.
Forgot to attribute the paintings I uploaded in post 36.
Top is Roundhay Lake by British artist John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)
Middle is unnamed by Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński (1929-2005)
Bottom is Skeletal Valley by Zdzisław Beksiński (I added the text in bottom, right)
And now, back to our regularly scheduled thread, still in progress...
Top is Roundhay Lake by British artist John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)
Middle is unnamed by Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński (1929-2005)
Bottom is Skeletal Valley by Zdzisław Beksiński (I added the text in bottom, right)
And now, back to our regularly scheduled thread, still in progress...
