The Goodland Journal: Volume One
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The Goodland is an outdoor adventure website featuring the work of up and coming creatives and athletes worldwide. We publish a biannual journal that fosters creative storytelling and mindful living through outdoor experiences. Check out our latest journal! @tothegoodland #findyourgoodland
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I’d liken this point of the trip<br />
to the end of the sap harvest<br />
- when you have thousands<br />
of gallons of sap to turn into<br />
syrup. Harddrives tucked away<br />
with thousands of photos on<br />
them, we repacked, drove to<br />
the airport, flew north, and<br />
drove further north until finally<br />
reaching home.<br />
Now, the editing process<br />
lay ahead - the equivalent<br />
of boiling down sap until it<br />
turns to syrup. Narrowing<br />
down thousands of photos to<br />
hundreds to edit, and then<br />
selecting just tens of those<br />
as “finals.” Here is where you<br />
should have “syrup” - sweet,<br />
satisfying, and delicious. But<br />
really, in today’s world, it’s just<br />
a couple more photos to post<br />
on Instagram.<br />
All that time, effort, and<br />
travel for a three inch wide<br />
photo that people might<br />
look at for a second or two<br />
before scrolling on. Where<br />
is the satisfaction in that?<br />
What part of that ending is<br />
sweet? This is why I said the<br />
19 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Goodland</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>Volume</strong> <strong>One</strong> 20
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