Aussie Byron ripping his new Ibanez
Sea Turtle Nest Excavator. Member of Agua Vale Mas Que Oro, organizing 70-mile Transpeninsula pedestrian protest with local activists against cataclysmic Canadian gold mining operations. March 21st. Hasta La Victoria, Siempre. Befriended two young Aussie travelers. Hours exploring trails and land. Cardon Catcus. Ocotillo. Torote. Palo de Arco. Picaya Dulce. Todos Santos Music Festival. Took Ben Gibbard, lead singer for Death Cab for Cutie/Postal Service, on 14 miles of Baja singletrack. Solid foot traveller. Sat with REM lead singer and artist Michael Stipes for a chat. Offering weekly trail running classes in town. Wednesdays, 3:30pm. Forget money, only trades/gifts accepted. Get creative. Helping conceptual design for “huerta” ecology center development near town. Giving yoga one last chance. Ukulele progress, one and two new songs. Apprenticing with neighbor to learn biodynamic gardening practices. Graduate applications in. And I wait.
Anxious. Excited. Confident. Ready. Free.
Photos accompanied by music and favorite quotes from Jay Griffith’s Wild: An Elemental Journey. Delicious book. Don’t die before reading this one.
Photo: Nic Heidbreder
“Nomadism is like an original fire in our wild minds; we stole it from the gods, and we made it our own, leaping to new places, quickening to motion, curious and light as flame. The keen urge has never left us to take a flinting tent and fling it under the stars, then swing on, on at dawn, on an elemental journey. That is how to burn most brightly. That is how to catch like wildfire.”
Aussie Stevi, Wild Owl Feather Woman
“Walk. The drum begins. Follow it. Follow the drums of thunder. Follow the sun. Follow the stars at night as they lean on their long slant down the far side of the sky. Follow the lightning and the open road. Follow your compulsion. Follow your calling. Follow anything except orders and habit. Follow the fire-fare-forward of life itself. Go where you will, burn your bridges if you must, leave the paving stones smoldering and singe the gate as you leave, leave an incendiary device by the wall, and scorch your way across the land. I dare you.“
Death Cab on the Ascent
Leatherbacks
Top 10 Tracks Spinning South of the Border:
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Sole and the Skyrider Band
- Jinja Safari
- Project Move
- Local Natives
- Angus and Julia Stone
- TV on the Radio
- Jurassic 5
- Toots and the Maytals
- Katchafire
Washers, A Triolo Classic.
“The wildest things are the self-willed, self-governing, anarchic. Since will is wild, to damage someone else’s will is both unkind and unwild. By contrast, to be truly anarchic is to follow a wild and radical kindness. Anarchy refuses to impose one’s will on another. In this is kindness.”
sweet post…teaming with fresh air, aussies, sunshine, pineapples, poetry, tunes, activism, and foot travel …..lookin’ forward to my next trip down
solid living, my friend. so you say gibbard gets over hill and dale okay? i knew i liked that guy. stay well, brother.
Sounds incredible brother! You are missed in Portland town. Keep the pics and the experiences coming. Be safe… Not too safe;)
And that van!! That sweet sweet van
Life looks and sounds good…glad to see you are making great use of a great opportunity…keep it flowing.
Thanks Jim! Super good to hear from you. Hope all is well back in PDX. Miss you all there very much.
You’re an inspiring man, Nick Triolo!
Love your pictures, your stories, your voice. Thank you for challenging and reminding us to rethink the way we live!!! A big group was just talking about you in the lunch room… It was agreed upon that you are a truly remarkable man and missed dearly.