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About a week before my upcoming trip to #NewMexico nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va talked about the concept of a Misogi.
I’d never heard the term before and it stuck in my mind for days. Decided to design my own Misogi around the hardest part of my soon-to-be trip.
There is an ancient pueblo ruin in the high desert of Bandalier I’ve wanted visit for 5 years, but hadn’t, so I decided to go do it.
The rules for my personal Misogi were: do the hike solo, no headphones, no books, no hiking poles, no jet boil. Just some homemade beef jerky and shelter essentials.
The high desert in June is tough. There was one place to get agua in 10 square miles. Very hot, dry, desolate (the last person who did the same route was weeks ago), faint trails, and all over 7000 feet in elevation.
I went out and found that ancient pueblo, it wasn’t what I thought it would be, but it was my Misogi. 
new mexican desert in summer is tough! congrats and stay safe 🫡
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tomorrow morning I set out on a personal misogi.
3 days, 4 mountain lakes, ~30 miles of hiking at high altitude. bringing 1 rucksack and 1 dog.
the fun and challenge of the misogi is it needs to be a particularly difficult physical/mental/spiritual challenge that you are not well prepared for and you will very possibly fail.
I assign a 50% probability of making it to all the lakes and completing the loop. While generally in shape & hiking 3-5 miles regularly with no bagweight, I haven’t had to find water sources or set up camp and carry a bag solo for this distance before.
while deep in bear & mountain lion country, and near freezing in the evenings, with unpredictable weather up there, it’s sure to be uncomfortable. I’m reading parts of the trail are snowed out and I’m excited to have improvise solutions and problem solve to get me and the pup safely through the weekend.
Anyway, love you guys, excited to share some photos from this adventure later. unplug 🤙