Aug 20, 2023Liked by Liz Medford - lizexplores.com
I’ve traveled to a few places Chris visited around America over the years but my trip to Alaska in 2002 changed my life. Long before I even got to Alaska I stayed at a campground Chris did, Laird Hot Springs in northern BC. This stop quite seriously changed the direction on my life for evermore.
I was Traveling with my dog Abbey who basically looked like Lassie. She wandered into the next campsite and started playing with the 2 kids there. Chasing the maybe 5 year old girl on her bike while her little brother ran behind. The parents made dinner and smiled as they watched their children play and that’s when I decided I wanted that. At that point in my life I’d been married 7 years and with my wife for 12. The next day as I stood at a pull out watching a moose swim a lake in Alaska on the way to Anchorage I called my wife and said “I’m ready” that’s all. She knew exactly what that meant and a year later almost to the day our first daughter was born.
Point being if it had not been for Chris’s story as told by Jon would I have ever sought out Laird Hot Springs and had this vision that changed my life? I guess we’ll never know but I’m giving him full marks for changing the direction of my life.
Ahhhh man. This post gave me goosebumps and brought tears to the eyes. Like you, I feel such a passion for the story of Chris. I feel he was so beyond his timeline when it came to questioning and bucking against the norms of society. His authenticity, his determination to follow his heart and to live the path less walked moves me deeply. The book sits on my bookshelf, well-worn and heavily marked. Loved, loved, loved reading this. I feel like, in his short life, he lived with more soul then many live in a life of 90 years. 🥹
This was a great read Liz!
I have always felt a call to ‘leave civilisation behind’ but I know I’d probably die in like a week - but nonetheless the call is there.
I’ve always been fascinated by Chris’s story and Thoreau’s book Walden - and so this piece was right up my alley.
Thanks.
Wonderful heartfelt reveries....
Enjoy the shared honeymoon weeks!
This story took my breath away. I can’t help but think how fate had a part to play in his story and yours. Safe journeying! 💗
I’ve traveled to a few places Chris visited around America over the years but my trip to Alaska in 2002 changed my life. Long before I even got to Alaska I stayed at a campground Chris did, Laird Hot Springs in northern BC. This stop quite seriously changed the direction on my life for evermore.
I was Traveling with my dog Abbey who basically looked like Lassie. She wandered into the next campsite and started playing with the 2 kids there. Chasing the maybe 5 year old girl on her bike while her little brother ran behind. The parents made dinner and smiled as they watched their children play and that’s when I decided I wanted that. At that point in my life I’d been married 7 years and with my wife for 12. The next day as I stood at a pull out watching a moose swim a lake in Alaska on the way to Anchorage I called my wife and said “I’m ready” that’s all. She knew exactly what that meant and a year later almost to the day our first daughter was born.
Point being if it had not been for Chris’s story as told by Jon would I have ever sought out Laird Hot Springs and had this vision that changed my life? I guess we’ll never know but I’m giving him full marks for changing the direction of my life.
Ahhhh man. This post gave me goosebumps and brought tears to the eyes. Like you, I feel such a passion for the story of Chris. I feel he was so beyond his timeline when it came to questioning and bucking against the norms of society. His authenticity, his determination to follow his heart and to live the path less walked moves me deeply. The book sits on my bookshelf, well-worn and heavily marked. Loved, loved, loved reading this. I feel like, in his short life, he lived with more soul then many live in a life of 90 years. 🥹