The Verb + Intention, 'Pilgrim'
Welcome to the blog for Measures and Signs, where I will be planning a hike up the Pacific Crest trail in California, as a writing project. The first section entitled 'The Road To Robin Bird Springs' is a lyric documentary project - not only documentation of the trail and the California landscape, but also of the tugs and releases of leaving 'house' and settling into the work and acceleration of foot travel/pilgrim-ing the generous stress of getting briefly lost inside a winding line.
Slam or Rub
I am currently in the process of creating the structure of the book before setting foot on the PCT for any extended period of time, and the documentation and consideration that is directly experienced on the trail will have to slam or rub against the literary expectations laid out in advance.
The Next Alone
Starting in Spring 2010 I will begin hiking the PCT in as lengthy segments as funding permits. I will be hiking different segments with different friends and artists, some of whom will be doing projects of their own while on the trail.
