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Broken Down: An Adventure in the Wilderness
Following is the beginning of a book I’m in the process of writing about a real-life experience that took place in northern California in September of 2016. I started writing it last year, but haven’t worked on it in a while. Who knows when I will finally finish it. So I decided I might as well publish what I’ve written so far for people to take a look.
I was filming the whole thing as it unfolded and made an hour-long movie about the experience, which I posted on my YouTube channel in December of 2016. But that video doesn’t capture everything that transpired, which is why I decided to write the book. There’s a link to the video at the bottom of this page.
Enjoy the reading, and feel free to give any feedback in the comments section below.
Chapter 1.
Hi Family,
Wanted to let you all know I’m heading out on a backpacking trip to the Marble Mountains tomorrow. I’m in Arcata right now, but I’ll camp tonight at the East Fork campground near Willow Creek. That’s on the way to the Marbles.
I’ve got all my shopping done and everything, just need to stop at a forest service office tomorrow to get a fire permit. I’m not sure how long I’ll be gone, maybe 3–6 days. A week at the longest, but probably won’t stay out there that long.
