Rusty's Hard Time Hollow
Yesterday I didn't explain my motives for the long and late hike. That was to set me up for today where I am spending the day at "Rusty's Hard Time Hollow".
It took an hour to get there and there was exactly what I was looking for, peace and relaxion. The hike down Rusty's driveway is an experiance in itself with dozens of signs, most silly, attached to any surface. The signage kept going right on into the small collecion of homemade buildings that dot the hollow.
Rusty himself is a cross between an Amish man and Santa. He maybe is 60-70 years old and stands around 5'9". He has a round belly and walks slowly but looks are not everything. When he moves he does it with consideration and power. He handles the most delicate tasks to the most diffcult with a surpriseing grace. Add to this a peppery white beard and you have Rusty.
I was greated by Caveman who showed me around. Iceman Dan, Bowser, and McGyver we all there.
The enviroment is hard to descibe so I will write more snap shots than narative but the one thing that unites these is the Hollow slogan "It don't don't matter, do what you want"
I helped and Rusty and the other hikers dig a 120' trench to install a new phone cabel. Along the way someone pickaxed into Rusty's water line and we had to wait for his 2000 gallon water tank to drain, dig up the pipe, and patch it. It was satisfying and hard work.
In the middle of that I took blissful 2 hour nap in my hammock.
Rusty has a spring house and in it's basin there are around 100 cans of pop cooling. Everyone is encouraged to help themselves. When done you throw the empties onto his driveway to be crushed by the car.
Some of the others grabed .22 rifles and did some shooting off his front porch into the large grassy area.
He has a woodfired hot tub and sauna if anyone wants to fill and light them.
All around the kitchen is all the staples of the hiker diet; Little Debbies, Ramen, Lipton Sides, etc. You are welcome to help yourself to these during your stay.
All in all staying here I find involves a great deal of sweat but with it comes a great deal of peace and bliss. I am not sure how else to explain it. It still doesn't make sense to me.
We all stayed up late talking. Rusty and the other hikers are watching a movie but I am too tired so I am hitting the sack.
A bit of warning topeople hoping to visit Rusty's, only Thru-Hikers are allowed to come in so if you haven't or aren't Thru-Hiking don't try to find it.
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