Have you seen the Marx Brothers movie Animal Crackers?

If you have not...well you are missing out on some verbal wit and rhetoric that staggers the modern comedic world. For serious. It's pretty legit.

One of my favorite songs (and one that applies to my life every few months...or weeks...or days) is the one I put in the title of this post.

"Hello, I must be going,
I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going.
I'm glad I came, but just the same I must be going.
La La."

In case you haven't noticed...Fall is basically wiping its feet on the door mat to come in and hang out. That means I'm basically packing up my truck again to move on from #fireseason2015 and have new adventure/life/somehow survive.

In three days...October 1...I shall be once again done with a season, unemployed, free bird once more.

Not exactly sure what my winter will all entail...but as of my planning right now it will involve...

Rain (right...this PNW is so original with that one)
Coffee (I just blew your mind again didn't I)
Backpacking (Possibly international...possibly back yard Oregon...possibly Mt. Rainier...)
Mountain Biking (I bought a mountain bike...and I'm in love with going fast...yes I wear a brain bucket)
Time with family (That is a must. Little or long, it is a must)
Writing more (I have missed writing all summer and am STOKED to get back into a semblance of some kind of rough routine where I write more)

There you go. I'm alive. I'm on the move. I'm setting up my next adventure. Thanks for keeping up with me all summer as I worked my little tush off!

Here's hoping all of you had a happy summer and are ready for some fall pumpkin things and cooler weather and new happenings!

Stay tuned!

Just me being calm, cool, and collected near Diamond Lake.