My daughter and I planned to hike a challenging trail together as a way to mark her transition to adulthood, but we're both terrified of the honest conversations that the solitude and struggle might bring up between us.
More people experience this than they realize.
The intensity and vulnerability that wilderness creates is exposing their mutual fear of the deeper relationship that her adulthood requires.
“Where Are You with Wilderness and the examined life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.