There’s a feeling I’ll get sometimes. I’ll be walking outside, or sitting outside, and then all the sudden the wind will hit me, and bring along with it this smell. The smell of nature, a smell that isn’t processed or created, but occurs naturally. It’s the greatest smell of all time. And as soon as that smell hits my senses, and the wind blows on my face, I experience the greatest joy and longing ever.
It brings back memories of camping, of hiking, swimming, walking, sitting, talking, and laughing. Memories of camping with my family, camping with my friends. Seeing rivers, streams, forests, cliffs, peaks and valleys. This isn’t the Call of the Wild, but it’s a gentrified version.
This feeling makes me want to leave the concrete behind, and go camping, climbing, hiking. To test myself and bring my friends along with me.
I don’t know what this feeling is. But it’s one of my favorite to experience. I just love it so much.