The Longest Spring
As summer quickly approaches, I am reflecting on my spring this year. It was the longest spring I have ever experienced in my days on this planet. Traveling. First south, then west, then north, made the seasons do weird things.
Heading South
When we left New Jersey in November, running from winter, we slowly moved south to try and avoid the cold weather and that white stuff. Personally, I like winter, but living in a trailer, very close to nature, made me want to try and lessen its impact for as long as possible.
North Carolina
We spent several weeks in North Carolina throughout the holidays, then drifted south, as we stayed on the Edge of Winter, eventually landing in Osceola National Forest in northern Florida for some real boondocking. There is where I started to see signs of spring. Two weeks outside St Augustine made the feeling of spring much more noticeable.
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| Mushroom in Florida |
Spring in Fits and Starts
We started seeing flowers and a few trees were budding around us. We started moving west after that and spring would move back and forth as we moved to different areas of the southern US. We would see some redbud in the forest, move a little north and see it all over again. One place would have spring progressing nicely, then we would move a little north or up in elevation and it would be like we had moved back in time. Once again, we would see the beginning of spring.
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| Redbud in Georgia |
Back on the Edge of Winter
Eventually, we made our way back to Maryland to get ready for our Camp Host gig. We moved back in time a bit to get here. Spring was once again just starting.
The day after we checked into the Manor Campground, we were going through orientation and we looked out the window and it was snowing. I had been proud of not having a snowflake fall on my shoulders all season, but here was an early spring snow squall to welcome us back to the north.
Watching Spring Turn to Summer
We settled into our campsite and started being the stewards of the forest. We cleaned sites and helped the campers as spring came once again to where our wheels were parked. This time spring stayed and now I would call it a wrap. Summer is clearly upon us now.
Traveling through time in the season of spring was fun and interesting. I wonder how long I can keep fall going when we once again head out, finding adventure and avoiding the white stuff.
