I make a modest living and that is OK because each week I get to spend the majority of my work hours living and breathing in wilderness. Not many folks get to experience this sort of in depth relation to the natural world on a daily basis. No cell phones, no electronic gadgets, no traffic jams, no air conditioning, etc. I get physical exercise daily for my body and mentally my brain is at ease in the natural world.
Our water froze in our water reservoirs on our last 3 day/ 2 night patrol. We were camping at over 10,000 ft elevation, where the elk bugling nearby put me to sleep. I chose to sleep under the stars and awoke with frost on my sleeping bag. A chill in the morning, but a quick few minutes to boil up some water, enjoy a hot cup of coffee, and stare off into the world.
Here's a video from the other day !
