Into the Wild
Posted by Scott H. at 8/14/2010 4:37 AM 
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Tags: Into the Wild; john krakauer; scott Heydt; scotthbooks; august 14; birthday
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: Into the Wild; john krakauer; scott Heydt; scotthbooks; august 14; birthday
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— Chris McCandless, in postcard sent to Wayne Westerberg in Carthage, South Dakota, from Alaska
"Greetings from Fairbanks!
This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne. Arrived here 2 days ago. It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon Territory. But I finally got here. Please return all mail I receive to the sender.
This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne. Arrived here 2 days ago. It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon Territory. But I finally got here. Please return all mail I receive to the sender.
It might be a very long time before I return South. If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again, I want you to know your a great man. I now walk into the wild."
— Chris McCandless, in postcard sent to Wayne Westerberg in Carthage, South Dakota, from Alaska
So begins the true story, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. A young man one day abandons all and treks into the most brutal conditions to find himself.
I write this post at 5:30 am of August 14, 2010, the morning of my 30th birthday. So begins the next chapters in my life's novel (yes, the cliche is heavy in this sentence). A young man (me this time) abandons all and treks into the most brutal conditions to find himself. In the spirit of Into the Wild, here is my postcard.
"Greetings from Thirty!
This is the last you shall hear from me Twenties. Arrived here today. It was very hard to say goodbye. But I finally got here. Please return all "you're getting old" and "it's all downhill from here" jokes to the sender.
It might be a very long time before I slow down and my body heads South--after all, there's much more work to do. If this adventure proves successful, and you hear great things from me in the decade to come, I want you to know you're the reason why. I now walk into the wild."
--Scott Heydt, in a blog entry sent to his Twenties in Chalfont, Pennsylvania
"Live, Learn, Teach"
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Happy Birthday! Years must be celebrated as they represent waking up alive every morning and gaining the wisdom that was just out of your reach the year before. Enjoy your new decade!
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