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 Hello and welcome! Thanks for visiting my website. I enjoy connecting with the nature and sharing with others. I am an introvert but I love connecting with people. 

I enjoy all the ups and downs of being outdoor and I believe it is the best medicine for a fast life we may get trapped in. 

I appreciate your feedback and I will be more than happy to hear from you. Thanks for reading my journey and enjoy your journey. 

 

I enjoy all kinds of environments; deserts, mountains, lakes, sea, high plains, rivers but I am more obsessed with deserts for many years now. 
This is one the first thru-hikes I did back in 2015. It wasn't my first hike and at this time I was hiking for more than 7 years and I had finished working for a travel agency as a guide and adventure designer but this was a big turning point in understanding myself a little better. This bus is actually a bar in the middle nowhere, close to a small village store and next to a wheat farm!

I used to carry an old film camera and a very small (5 megapixel!) sport camera. This explains the low quality of the image but it means a lot. It also explains why I don't have many pictures of those years. I learned a lot since then. I used to regret not having a camera but now I think it was good but I wish I had a simple daily journal. 

These days I am taking it slowly. I think I have been in rush for many years and I have missed a lot of beautiful details. I have been obsessed with far away and I have missed my living backyard. I am learning from Twyla to see the nature with a pair of new eyes.

I live and travel with Twyla. She is excited about any adventure as much as I am.


Well a few more pictures and that's enough about me. Enjoy your adventure, I love to hear about your adventures!

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