Pemigewasset Wilderness Crest Trail, New Hampshire
Mt. Bond, Lincoln, NH
a retroactive transmission from September 09 2019
After 100,000 steps, 35 miles, 18,000 feet of elevation change, and a high point of 5,246 feet about sea level, I’m down from the heights of the New Hampshire White Mountains, freshly showered and laying on a mattress for the first time in 4 days, aching from my knees, ankles, back, and just overloaded with thoughts to process.
i was never really an athletic or outdoorsy person growing up so finishing a hike of this magnitude does feel like an accomplishment, but by going up here i was more looking for a mental grind, to stoke my imagination. i wanted to know what would go on in my thoughts when the notifications are off, the distractions aren’t abundant, and there’s not really a way to turn back once the commitment is made.
i thought about design; arcs of intensity and release, structures carved from chaos, the perception of time, existing with pain.. form is the element of composition that always needs the most inspiration fuel for me, and form is something i tried to pay the most attention to out here in this space. the world is made up of spectacular and familiar shapes.
i thought about fiction. characters and their fantastical experiences. synthetic people designed by artists to communicate emotions. i continue to be deeply inspired by characters even through adulthood. i channeled a number of recent favorites from books and animations during precarious moments of the hike. also i rarely do not have a melody circling around the forefront of my consciousness.
i have a lot more thoughts after this adventure, but that’s enough finger typing for the moment. check the Pemi Loop IG highlight reel on my profile and tyvm for coming to my ted talk
