Dear younger self,
For some reason you've always been drawn to here. Maybe it's because you romanticized the idea of walking down this moody coast with an oversized rain jacket and being mysterious and moving here without knowing anyone and just creating a new life, or maybe it's the hours you spent in your teen years looking at photos of the sea stacks. Either way--coming here felt like a dream come true.
It's funny, you came here with friends but you spent your time here alone. I think that's the beauty of travel is opting into experiences for yourself first. This is what you needed--hours on this empty coast with loud roaring waves, sunshine, and your dog sprinting in joy in the sand.
If there's a heaven, you hope it's this peaceful.
Oregon, April 2021, Kodak Gold 200
