Change in Priorities

Lately I am in this phase where I just want to hike, camp and travel. I do not care about homeownership or having property. I find myself fantasizing about living out of a camper van. This is probably all just a symptom of feeling so tied down to everything in life- responsibilities, job, security, relationships... 

I keep finding myself researching long term thru hikes, like the Pacific Crest Trail. I just want to be able to drop everything and do something like that, but it feels like it'll never be a possibility for me. It would require major difficult life changes. For instance, I am partnered with someone who's big goal inn life is to own a home. I feel guilty, but I could care less about owning a home right now. 

I guess a long term feeling of stagnation is catching up with me. I have a few travel plans that are coming up this summer, and I hope that satiates me. But it would be nice to have more people in my life who were into the things I am currently fixating on (camping, travel, hiking) who lived close to me, or were willing to travel some different places with me. I am basically trying to insert myself into other people's plans of visiting national parks as much as possible. Most people I know live in Michigan, which is a nice place to go camping and there are nice spots, but I just want to see other places the world has to offer.