As I sit here at Eliguk Lake, writing about our journey to this amazing place, I can't help but wonder how we ever made it here at all? It's me, Jennifer - crazy, adventurous wife lady of Aron Toland, (aka Mountain Man) and this is all about our "next chapter in life". We could have filled a whole season of one of the best reality shows EVER with just 15 days in an unforgiving landscape! At the very least, we should be airing an episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive"....or so it felt that way in the beginning. Follow our real-life story of how we (just passing middle age folks) cope with the wilderness, and get a better understanding of 'why' we're even doing it!

     I woke up naturally to the chorus of songbirds, capturing the sweet scent of fresh pine swirling through my open window with notes of wildflowers. I got out of bed, eagerly anticipating the one thing I had been waiting almost a year to see… I walked out the cabin door, then gasped… "there it is!" So loud, Aron stumbled out of bed and hurried to the porch, eager to see what I was looking at. "Isn't it great" he boasted, smiling as he kissed my forehead. The towering snow-capped extinct volcano and its majestic peaks stood before us, painting a perfect picture of natural beauty. A thick green coniferous forest stretched out along its base in every direction along the lake; it was breathtaking! Rainbow trout by the hundreds jumping, creating rings on the lake's glass-like surface, catching the newly hatched midges that danced just above the surface. An eagle swooped down and scooped a fish just off our shoreline, and I turned my head to look at Aron as my jaw dropped in disbelief. We had been transported back in time to an untouched wilderness, a secluded paradise far off the grid, and the idea of being stuck in the middle of nowhere for a while was exciting! I felt rejuvenated and free, like we were the last people left on Earth.

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