August 24 - DIY Homestead - Solitude of the Woods

August 24, 2022

Day 328 of the Adventure

Dark woods half hour after sunrise

Morning coffee by the campfire is the essential start of every day here. Most mornings include the sounds of the woods as a backdrop to the fire. Those include a lot of bird noise and occasionally something rustling through the leaves. Today, it included some unidentified larger sounds. (not like the mythical Sasquatch type sounds we are always joking about) more like the stomping and snorting of deer. I sneaked over a little closer to the edge of the deeper woods to see what I could see. Nothing presented itself, so I'm not sure what was there. I assume deer at this point. 

The woods at Camp Run-Amuck have been completely undisturbed, I assume for hundreds of years. Which would make them virgin forest if true. If not true, then they are still very old and deep in the sense of being thick and natural/ Looking past the area that was semi-cleared before we arrived and then the cleared areas we opened, it's very primitive. In fact, the picture in this post was taken a half hour after sunrise and the woods still have a dark and mysterious look about them. There's a fog this morning drifting through which adds to the stillness. 

As the cabin area gets closer to being complete, I look forward to venturing beyond the homestead area and exploring the deeper part of the place. Especially the waterfall area. More of that later. Today there's still work to be done........ Did I just call this "Work"?

Carry On

 Adventure Quote:  “We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.” ― C.S. Lewis

Base Camp Coffee of the Day:  Lost on the Trasil (Guatemala)

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The waterfall this Spring

 

Our Cabin build "Playlist" at Camp Run-Amuck