Chad Kimball

Joined February 2021

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A Way Through
I do this sometimes. Leave everything and go out into the wilderness for days or weeks at a time. I do this when I need to. There’s no real purpose, or place to be, except to slow life down for a while so that I can catch up to it.
By Chad Kimball5 years ago in Motivation
The Finch, Twice
Years ago on a cold morning, I woke up cursing my broken furnace while getting ready for work. Cold house, cold room, cold water, cold. I put on a set of thermals and it didn't help. It was in my bones, the cold, like I had smoked it the night before. I got ready, cursing. I made sure to start my car several minutes before leaving, but when I got in the car to leave the heater was still cold. It was an old car. Probably I should've known better and started it sooner. I started on my way to work, still cursing. It seemed like I was the only person out, like I was the only person dense enough to go to work on a day like this.
By Chad Kimball5 years ago in Wander
Backcountry Monsoon
I loved camping as a kid, and on my 18th birthday my parents bought me a bunch of camping gear, just as I had asked. A canteen, a thermal blanket, flint, survival saw, lantern, flashlight, snake bite kit, a stove, and a kettle. I had this idea that I should try it again as an adult. Figured I’d like it. The only thing they didn't get me was a tent.
By Chad Kimball5 years ago in Wander