quote | lawrence k. fish

find life experiences and swallow them whole.

travel.

meet many people.

go down some dead ends and explore dark alleys.

try everything.

exhaust yourself in the glorious pursuit of life.

-lawrence k. fish

disconnecting to reconnect

i'm taking a week to disconnect, so that i can reconnect with what's before me.
i want to give my full attention to the fragrances exuded from bodies and spaces encountered, textures of the landscape, and percolations of my heart.

and remember what's important....

whatever i am leaving undone
whatever i need to do upon my return
will be remain here

& i take all of me to be explored and to explore.

backpack, camera, journal & open heart in tow,

i'll be in puerto rico until the fifth of april.

*won't you come with? ;)

grand canyon // exploration of two kinds.

my mind's about to blow as i look through my grand canyon photos. i am so grateful that i took my dslr even though it was ~3.5lbs of added weight (particularly around my shoulder/neck). it was completely worth it. next time i go backpacking, i'll just have to get rid of something else so i can make sure to take my camera again. (maybe i can forgo the food.)

anyway, there's so much to share from the experience, but for now i had to share this one photo because it communicates two new explorations.

ps. this is my mom, an inspiration!

1. faux tilt-shift effect // this picture already had the TS feel to it, so i just manipulated it some more. do you think it i captured the tilt-shift effect well? if not, how would you do it differently? (i'm learning!)

2. the north rim of the grand canyon // i can't believe i backpacked ~21 miles from the south rim to the north rim this weekend. it was my first "real" backpacking trip and the experience at GC has redefined the word "awesome" for me. it was truly amazing & i can't wait to share more.

sooo much more to come!