"Go quietly, Carry little."

Poetry, quotations, personal reflections from a lover of the wilderness, a lover of the silence....


Friday, January 2, 2009

Werner Herzog's Winter Walk from Munich to Paris

Boots, solid and new
compass
jacket
sweater and scarf
thin plastic poncho
duffel bag
with necessities

Acquired along the way:
storm cap
long johns
flashlight
sticking-plaster, for blisters
Shell Oil road map

From Journeys of Simplicity
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8 comments:

  1. The Solitary WalkerJanuary 2, 2009 at 6:43 AM

    Nice one. And a good follow-up to yesterday's post. Herzog is one of my favourite film directors! Check out my own post about him under 'Werner Herzog' in my LABELS list.

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  2. AJanuary 2, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    Will do, SW; thanks. :)

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  3. Grizz…………January 2, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    A bit less serendipitous than Muir’s approach. Also more the pessimist’s apprehension of that which might befall. I suspect you’d have a better day afield with old John.

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  4. AJanuary 2, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    Thanks Grizzled. It seems that among your many talents you are also a connoisseur of packing lists. :)

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  5. Grizz…………January 2, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    “Connoisseur” is, I assure you, giving me too much credit aforethought.

    I used to travel under what you might call “Grizzled’s Law of Preparedness” which dictated that if you owned it, take it…’cause if you didn’t, you’d surely find out—much to your discomfort and regret—that you ought to have done so. Which is why I’ve owned generations of pickup trucks with camper shells and the cargo space of a 747.

    Then I read in one of Bruce Chatwin’s books (Songlines, I think) of the fellow whose home was literally in his custom-built pack. Not only did the notion of such a pared-down life appeal to me, but it also reminded me that so many of my most memorable adventures have occurred when I simply ambled off the sidewalk, roadway, path, beach, whatever, with open an open mind, open eyes…and maybe a bottle of water in case all the gaping made me thirsty.

    Besides, I'm too disorganized to remember to scribble out a packing list.

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  6. AJanuary 2, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    Grizzled,
    Great story, thanks. I'm glad you've seen the light of traveling light(er). :)

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  7. AnonymousMarch 27, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    Glad to have found this fantastic book (Journeys of Simplicity) - as well as enjoying the poetry of the lists I'm pondering my own penchant for carrying devices to meet all possible eventualities...

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  8. AMarch 27, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    Mister Roy,
    Very cool. I'm glad. :)

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