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May 20, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I start packing at 8 a.m., but of course I don\u2019t hit the road until 10. Still, it\u2019s nice to watch the locals coming by early in the morning for a refreshing swim. I just sit there, people-watching for a while\u2014which is actually quite fun. I hear kids playing at the nearby school. What strikes me is that there aren\u2019t any fancy or expensive playground structures. The boys are lugging around tree trunks and building things with them. From where my tent is, I can\u2019t see any girls, so I don\u2019t know what they\u2019re up to\u2014but it wouldn\u2019t surprise me if they\u2019re just as involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I take a short detour from the trail to buy some groceries and have to cross the highway. The noise startles me. It feels like all sounds hit me much harder now\u2014after barely three weeks in nature. What will happen to my senses after a whole year out here? I guess I\u2019ll be able to answer that by the end of this journey. I\u2019m curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I treat myself to a beer and a warm lunch, which tastes great\u2014but it\u2019s a windy spot by a small lake, and cooking on a spirit burner in the wind is quite the challenge. The flames blow in all directions, and a lot of heat is lost. Plus, it\u2019s not exactly a comfy spot. The sun quickly disappears behind the trees, and with the shade and the wind, it gets chilly fast. So I move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m fascinated by the fences I keep seeing out here\u2014they\u2019re put together without a single nail! Then comes the hardest part of the journey so far. A poorly maintained section of the trail, with tall grass, endless bumps, and steep grassy hills. But the worst is yet to come: I run into six (!) gates, all built in a V-shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea is that livestock can\u2019t make the turn through the gate\u2014but neither can my Wheelie. Honestly, even with a big backpack you\u2019d have to take it off and put it back on every time. A real pain in the ass. Fortunately, I manage to slide the Wheelie flat underneath the barbed wire. That\u2019s only possible because the wire isn\u2019t stretched too tight, and sometimes I have to walk a bit further to find a good spot\u2014off-trail and through rough terrain. It\u2019s a stroke of luck that it works at all, because otherwise I\u2019d have had to unpack and repack everything. I don\u2019t even want to think about it. The most annoying part is that these gates aren\u2019t marked on the map\u2014otherwise, I would\u2019ve taken an alternate route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On my Komoot app I see a campsite recommended by another hiker, so I head that way. And yes\u2014it\u2019s small, but perfect. I take my second swim of the year to wash off the sweat, then crawl into my sleeping bag fresh and clean, after doing a bit of hand laundry. That makes up for everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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