And as for the rest of the human population, everyone has some sort of attraction towards mother nature and her beauty that some people can satisfy by walking outside for several minutes a day and others by going trekking in the British Columbia for a month with minimal equipment. Regardless of one's origin, humans all share an undeniable attraction to break free from society and return to nature to just be alone; additionally, it's safe to say that the rewarding feeling that is derived from conquering the unknown and unexpected is truly universal. .
I found myself connecting with Abbey's essay and being able to interpret all of it's tucked away messages based on my own personal experience of getting myself comfortably lost in the wilderness. Although, my experience was not nearly as extreme as Abbey's, it is certainly relatable nonetheless. Because I also share Abbey's apparent love for nature and the unknown, I felt like I was really able to put myself in his position and it was comforting to say the least. Not only do I love nature like Abbey, but I do also find an immense amount of comfort in being alone. My experience I had wasn't literally alone because I had a companion with me on my adventure. However, the word "alone" is quite ambiguous and can be arguably interpreted in various ways. In our own spirits we certainly did feel alone because we had accomplished our goal which was to completely escape society's rigid grasp for a short amount of time to simply get lost in nature and as Abbey put it, "just do nothing". .
It was the summer after senior year and I was incredibly hyped up after finishing the last book I read in high school which was none other than Jon Krakauer's "Into The Wild," and I was thirsty for an adventure. Before reading the book, I already has a profound love for nature but after reading the inspiring story, I found myself experiencing this outlandish fantasy to be like Chris McCandless and wanting to escape society by any means necessary.