#ranger core

[teabytheriver]

[once-and-future-princess]

More Urban Adventure Core Things

Alleyways between buildings. Seeing the underdone backs of buildings no one's really supposed to see

Side streets with God knows what on them

Walking down a street you think is going to go one way but it turns aburptly

Bonus points for that street being a short cut somewhere else

That amazing feeling of saying "I know a short cut!" And dashing down a side street, to the confusion of your companions

Jungles of fire escapes

Steam coming from the streets and gutters for seemingly no reason.

Finding your "north" not from the North Star--who can see stars?-- but from a certain skyscraper that's almost always in view.

Feeling yourself enter a block and the neighborhood suddenly change. You've crossed over an invisible boundary. You're somewhere else.

The random music coming from street musicians. Tossing them a coin.

The oasis of finding a park and dipping your hand in the public fountain to cool off. It's a decorative fountain and you probably shouldn't have. But you did.

Seeing a building with a plaque on it and dashing across the street to read it. Finding out who famous lived there or what happened on that site in 1876.

Wondering what plaques might be added in the future to mark this date and time, and what they will say.

[cottagelf]

“To Autumn’s languid sun and rain

When all the world is on the wane!”

— An October Garden by Christina Rossetti

[nomad-core]

Gas station food is actually better then anything else

[teabytheriver]

[once-and-future-princess]

Winter Adventurecore Things

Winter adventures are different because the weather is against you. You have to factor that in to your plans.

Frequent pit stops somewhere warm, preferably with a hot drink, maybe even a fireplace.

Climbing over snow piles.

That moment when you give in and pull on your gloves. You're not fooling anyone pretending to be stronger than the cold.

The wind whipping in your face.

The quietness and calm that comes from seeing the world under blankets of white. Like you're the only person alive.

Everything is moving both slower and faster.

Aiming for that goal. Winter adventures are less wandery than warm weather adventures. They're more like quests. Knowing that the goal is in sight.

Stopping to overlook a frozen pond or lake and reminding yourself NO , the ice is not thick enough to skate on over and over. Will you listen?

Warming your hands on a mug of chocolate you've taken for the road as you walk.

Silence. Stillness. The land has gone to sleep.

[teabytheriver]

[once-and-future-princess]

Urban Adventurecore Things!

Because we don't all live in the idyllic woods...

Turning down a side street you've never been down and finding an antique shop that seems reasonably haunted.

Stopping for provisions at the local bodega and getting a snapple and some chips and maybe a sandwich from the deli.

Stopping to eat said provisions on a low wall on front of an office building , or better yet, someone's stoop, as you watch the world go by.

Finding a small park or piece of grass and a coveted tree and thinking it's the PERFECT place to read your book.

Getting a tea to warm up from a coffee shop and sitting in the corner table as if it was a roadside inn, and there are miles to go before you sleep.

Feeling one neighborhood change into another. The architecture is different here. The stores are different. People seem to be speaking another language. How far from home did you wander?

Walking across a bridge to another part of the city and crossing a river your ancestors used to cross in boats, as you watch the cars zoom by beneath you.

Discovering a new restaurant and trying new foods and finding out later that place is FAMOUS on the internet for some specialty or other. You just liked the look of it.

Walking through a residential area and peeking in people's windows and front gardens. Wondering about their lives. Wondering if they see you and wonder about yours.