The first semi-wild place I really got to know over a few seasons was a special spot in Bolinas, CA. A friend from the East brought me here one day. It’s a great place to sleep on the beach and have a camp fire without running into too many people. Kate and I traveled up there a few weeks ago to say goodbye on a foggy day.

Kinda apocalyptic looking

Over the years I’ve noticed the new growth on a fallen tree, the erosion on the cliff-side and could predict the water level in the creek based on the recent rainfall. I’ve never had a relationship with a piece of land like that before and I really like it. With that connection has come a sense of responsibility and conservation. I think seeing the consequence of an accumulated set of actions over time gives perspective unlike other relationships.