Desire Lines/Snow Path
Wisher Residency
Park Rapids, MN
January 7, 2022 - January 12, 2022
Park Rapids, MN
January 7, 2022 - January 12, 2022
Date
Time Distance (miles) Temp (High/Low) °F Wind (Avg) mph |
January 7
2:36 - 4:04 PM 1.90 4 / -36 7 |
January 8
3:46 - 5:11 PM .51 21 / -6 17.6 |
January 9
2:25 - 5:06 PM 1.03 -6 / -23 12 |
January 10
3:55 - 5:18 PM .75 -1 / -27 6.4 |
January 11
9:52 AM - 5:22 PM 1.70 30 / -3 10.6 |
January 12
10:01 - 11:59 AM .40 30 / 17 2.9 |
Why do I walk?
Walking for me is both a therapeutic and generative practice. When I walk, I am able to change my physical location and move to new spaces. By moving my body I feel capable of moving through my thoughts, emotions, and interpretations of my surroundings. I utilize walking as a processing mechanism, similar to the processor in computers. Walking allows me freedom to change my atmosphere which helps me better understand what is going on with whatever I was stuck in (usually a problem or question that I have been contemplating without answers). When determining a route for my walks, I often allow my intuition to lead me, which gives me freedom to become curious and wander in this new environment. While initially I continue to think about my problem or question in the beginning of the walk, after I have followed my intuition for some time, I am taken outside of my body and thoughts. New possibilities in my new surroundings become apparent to me.
Why winter?
At first, walking in winter can be gruesome and daunting. Winter can be brutally cold, windy, and exhausting. Many people stay inside (if they are able) during cold winter months to avoid feelings associated with this type of pain. I try to challenge the negative connotations that come with winter outdoors by celebrating them with walking. In this practice I utilized fresh snow by creating a new paths by walking. Some days when it was cold and windy, my surface emotions did not want to go outside to endure it. I questioned these thoughts. I knew that I actually did want to continue my walking paths and that their would be problems, challenges, and things that made me want to stop. I worked hard to find ways to sit with these feelings and accept that although I was feeling this way, it would not last forever. I knew that once I started walking, I would be able to move through negative emotions and enjoy my time. While walking I found myself incorporating other practices such as singing, dancing, screaming, crying, and walking meditations.
Walking for me is both a therapeutic and generative practice. When I walk, I am able to change my physical location and move to new spaces. By moving my body I feel capable of moving through my thoughts, emotions, and interpretations of my surroundings. I utilize walking as a processing mechanism, similar to the processor in computers. Walking allows me freedom to change my atmosphere which helps me better understand what is going on with whatever I was stuck in (usually a problem or question that I have been contemplating without answers). When determining a route for my walks, I often allow my intuition to lead me, which gives me freedom to become curious and wander in this new environment. While initially I continue to think about my problem or question in the beginning of the walk, after I have followed my intuition for some time, I am taken outside of my body and thoughts. New possibilities in my new surroundings become apparent to me.
Why winter?
At first, walking in winter can be gruesome and daunting. Winter can be brutally cold, windy, and exhausting. Many people stay inside (if they are able) during cold winter months to avoid feelings associated with this type of pain. I try to challenge the negative connotations that come with winter outdoors by celebrating them with walking. In this practice I utilized fresh snow by creating a new paths by walking. Some days when it was cold and windy, my surface emotions did not want to go outside to endure it. I questioned these thoughts. I knew that I actually did want to continue my walking paths and that their would be problems, challenges, and things that made me want to stop. I worked hard to find ways to sit with these feelings and accept that although I was feeling this way, it would not last forever. I knew that once I started walking, I would be able to move through negative emotions and enjoy my time. While walking I found myself incorporating other practices such as singing, dancing, screaming, crying, and walking meditations.