A part of our nation’s insanity, is that very few of us spend time walking in the woods, let alone walking.  Winter leaves visible proof of who gets out of their houses.  So many of my neighbors and countrymen and women simply go from house to car to work.  That is not really a way to live. Nature tells us stories. Nature tells us what is real.  Nature tells us who we are at a very deep and real level.  There are no Presidents or Senators in a campground, or when camping in a secluded glen.    All campers in a campground are equal.  There is no meritocracy among tenters in a field of grass, except for the bushes that provide the berries.  One of our past presidents said, if you want to see America go to a National Park. I would say go to any park or woodland trail.  There it becomes obvious.  It can be hard to see America when in a car driving at 70 miles an hour past a homeless camp, or group of woods being cut down to put in the newest fast food restaurant.  So this weekend, go for a walk.  Maybe you’ll see me there.

© words and picture by Dan DeMarle 2017