Stuck In The City, How to Cope

So, here I am in Eugene, OR in the Fall of 2012 and living in a homeless shelter trying to get into a clean and sober house for 12-18 months to spend on probation. Yeah, first rule of survival is a clean mind. There are lots of pitfalls in modern life in which to contend. I do my best to stay off booze, buy the inexpensive organic foods to eat, and stay healthy.

Fortunately, the Willamette Valley is full of great food and 2012 was a stellar year for food harvest. Same goes for the abundent hunting, fishing, wilderness foraging for plants in the woods 50 miles to the east. 

The problem of being in the valley where airial pollution settles and my sinuses could use some better air. Also, being in a homless shelter mission does not help with airborne viruses- "mission crude". I battle with herbal immune defense to treat and cure, but ultimately leaving the group (disease factory) is the best cure.

I did spend the hot month of August in the woods around McKenzie Bridge, OR and had a great time in the woods camping and practicing skills. So, for the next couple of years I'll blog about preparing for hiking the PCT further, hiking the south Three Sisters Wilderness, fishing the rivers, streams, reservoirs, and lakes. I can take day trips up the McKenzie River and stay tuned for more to come.