That's not how I, personally, define a wilderness adventure.

There is nothing wrong with walking away from society now and then. What makes the difference between the need some people have for taking a break (or seeking extreme adventure) and someone who is not having a 'normal' response to society is that most people still have ties back in society that they look forward to getting back to when the adventure is over. Families, associates, friends, lovers... those are our ties to 'normal' humanity. Some of us can only handle a few connections at a time. Others can live full, robust social lives and still be ok when they take the occassional break from the norm. Most people just don't go breaking their ties to their social network when they take off on one of their adventures. Chris made connections along the way, but he broke those ties when he moved on. That is generally a mental health red flag.

Bearpaw... you aren't crazy dude. If anything your behavior was a reaction to your situation, but I suspect you never fully lost touch with reality. As long as you weren't doing the bidding of the voices in your head... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

MNS