From Thru-hiking to Day-hiking, one thing is for sure… a DAY TRIPPER is far better than NO TRIPPER!
Slipper and I look for any and every opportunity to sneak out into the woods for a DAY TRIPPER hike… walk… stroll… climb… and venture. It’s our way of staying centered and balanced to the pace-of-life that our careers currently have us traveling. There is just something very peaceful about stepping onto a trail out in the woods.
A DAY TRIPPER stroll along a dirt path (away from the sound of traffic and sites of towering building) ushers in a peace that truly brings rest, relaxation and rejuvenation to the body and soul. We will often refer to our DAY TRIPPER as stepping into our church (where the sounds of creation replace the shouts of condemnation). Add to such solitude the sight and sound of a spectacular waterfall and you can begin to feel the pressures… problems… and pains of life begin to dissipate.
Join us on a DAY TRIPPER! Determine to get outside (if not for the day, maybe for only an hour). Take the time that others invest going into a building of brick & mortar and enter the woods to be still… to be quiet… to listen… and to know. I believe that your experience of a DAY TRIPPER may leave such an impression on you that you will crave a Multiple DAY TRIPPER… a WEEK TRIPPER… a MONTH TRIPPER… an EVERY-CHANCE-I-GET-TRIPPER!
We love being outdoors and investing as much time as possible in the midst of creation (even if it is only a DAY TRIPPER).
So… our encouragement is to take a few steps away from the asphalt and concrete and onto a dirt path out in the woods. Once you are away from the screams, shouts and sirens of everyday life and into the stillness of creation, listen to the still and soft voice of the Divine deep within you and know that you are loved.
“DAY TRIPPER… one way ticket, yeah… It took me so long to find out, but I found out.” So can you 😊
