orlee's tumblr

“I was out in the woods one time, and I got caught in a storm. I was lost and didn’t know how to get back. I was wet. At first I was really worried, but then something changed. I was so wet that I couldn’t get wetter. The rain washed over me, and I thought, ‘This is really wonderful. I like being lost.’ The experience stopped being scary and started being an adventure. There was a bit of adrenalin and a bit of “Oh, let’s see what’s going on here.’ Everything was new at that point. I was hooked on being lost.

Now I’m always chasing the idea of being lost. I like to go to new places where I don’t know where I am, going one way and trying to find my way back, not knowing how or when I’ll get there. The sensation of being lost is not something you experience every day so it’s really interesting when you do—if it’s not too scary.”

Painted Hills, Oregon