tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post2959293977925342130..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Contact! Contact!The Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-30510451202670957492009-04-26T22:27:00.000+01:002009-04-26T22:27:00.000+01:00Tangled fringes is a great description and I love ...Tangled fringes is a great description and I love the quote...reminds me to return for another read.gleanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826401785165112918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-83108957816947803532009-04-26T20:02:00.000+01:002009-04-26T20:02:00.000+01:00I like Mabey's comment! So true...
As humans, we...I like Mabey's comment! So true...<br /><br />As humans, we are very arrogant about the way we use the earth.Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-40818310901293800502009-04-26T14:29:00.000+01:002009-04-26T14:29:00.000+01:00Thank you for sharing this, SW.Thank you for sharing this, SW.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566477778406400875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-11304001661957556342009-04-26T06:27:00.000+01:002009-04-26T06:27:00.000+01:00Thanks everyone for these comments. I myself have ...Thanks everyone for these comments. I myself have often sought and found solace and healing in nature - whether it be in a wild, forbidding Pyrenean pass, on the top of a Scotish mountain, in a London park or just sitting under the Corsican pine tree in our own back garden.<br /><br />As you say, Grizzled, a trip into true wilderness, over an extended period of time, is something else - an experience I don't suppose I've had that often, but one which I yearn for more and more. However, the fact that wilderness exists, and that one can visit it in one's head and in books and pictures from time to time, will have to do for the present.<br /><br />I think that book was probably Jon Krakauer's 'Into The Wild', Weaver - in it he describes a Canadian wilderness trek by Christopher McCandless, who's found dead after 4 months.<br /><br />Dominic - I too have a strong urge for physical contact with nature - the solidity of the earth, the grip of the rock, the feel of the rain on one's skin and all that stuff - very D.H.Lawrence!<br /><br />Raph - difficult to say which comes first, the transformation from within which affects one's perception of the outer world, or the outer world changing one's inner being - it may be both processes, I think. Yes, 'sacred' places can be anywhere - in gardens, cities, wherever. I actually love exploring cities - but am always glad in the end to escape back into a quieter environment.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-78396321605147340212009-04-26T01:32:00.000+01:002009-04-26T01:32:00.000+01:00Country walking definitely lifts my spirit, as do ...Country walking definitely lifts my spirit, as do gardens and wilderness too. Not only lifting the spirit, but expanding my inner being, I guess.<br /><br />Finding a 'cure within', inner peace, illumination, however had to come from within myself, regardless of my environment. Being transformed from within then affects my perception of my environment, and my ability to filter those things I want to shut out (in cities, mainly!!) or revel in. Everywhere can become a 'sacred place'. But I'd rather spend my time in beauteous nature.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-24579379089204332622009-04-25T21:29:00.000+01:002009-04-25T21:29:00.000+01:00It often strikes me when I look up that the sky is...It often strikes me when I look up that the sky is a wilderness that is there to be appreciated almost anywhere, instantly available without travelling.<br /><br />Also, your post reminded me,at the risk of sounding slightly strange, of how good it feels to lie on the ground and feel the earth underneath you.<br /><br />I've not read RM's book but perhaps, if one thinks of humanity as part of nature, everywhere is, in a sense, a wild place...Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-31126517054246144062009-04-25T20:07:00.000+01:002009-04-25T20:07:00.000+01:00I can relate to any philosophy which cites nature ...I can relate to any philosophy which cites nature as a cure - there have been times in my life when I would probably not have survived without the experience of walking in quiet places. As for wilderness walking - I think that is another thing entirely and is outside my experience. I can see its attraction though. I read an excellent book a few years ago about a young man who became obsessed with wilderness and took himself off into the Yukon to live there - sadly he also died there, unable to maintain a life style. Can't remember the name of the book but it made a profound impression on me at the time.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-9718499629596605502009-04-25T17:54:00.000+01:002009-04-25T17:54:00.000+01:00I don't think there's any question that spending t...I don't think there's any question that spending time in true wilderness changes a person forever. You can never go in and come back out the same person. These changes are almost always positive—unless you enjoy life as a paranoid neurotic.<br /><br />Wilderness settles the mind and heart—fills that over-civilized chamber with simplicity, peace, truth.<br /><br />I'd also say that wilderness out to be experienced, at least a few times in your life, alone—with only wind and sky and life other than human for companionship. <br /><br />Of course except for the genuine isolation of true wilderness, a walk in the woods, along a seashore, or down a country lane can suffice until the real thing comes along.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.com