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I Have Got to Tell You...
Since I’ve last written (and I know it’s been a minute), life as a nomad, as you might have suspected, has been pretty much an unexpected...

Mary @ themidlifemile
Jun 4, 20244 min read
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And Then They're Gonna Kill Ya...
Flying Eagle Wildlife Management Area “You carrying?” Cal had driven his pickup truck right over the open field of the campground and...

Mary @ themidlifemile
Mar 26, 20244 min read
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This Land is Your Land (Bear & the Boys part II)
PLEASE NOTE: This is an informational article on USDA National Forests and serves as a companion post to The Bear and the Boys . When I...

Mary @ themidlifemile
Apr 21, 20234 min read
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Small Victories
One of the things that precipitated my move away from a more traditional lifestyle was a bout of deeply disconcerting juju that happened...

Mary @ themidlifemile
Mar 8, 20235 min read
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Ocala Auto Repair
Oh, yes – the mechanics of it all. The best of plans undertaken by the best of planners can still leave a lot of space for mishaps,...

Mary @ themidlifemile
Feb 28, 20234 min read
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We Love You
When I was 22, I took (borrowed? – sorry bro) my brother’s two person pup tent (most likely a cub scout tent) and had a friend hike me...

Mary @ themidlifemile
Feb 21, 20234 min read
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Common Culture
Common Culture PART I "There is magic in the moon, sun, soil, and rain. Native living will ease and solve the majority’s pain. Painful...

Mary @ themidlifemile
Feb 5, 20234 min read
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Co-exist (the first three campgrounds)
For whatever reason, I was not built to play well with others. Whether socially conditioned over the years or just innately introverted,...

Mary @ themidlifemile
Jan 17, 20234 min read
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