Quoting Everett Ruess, Letter to his friend Cornel Tengel, 1934

I had some terrific experiences in the wilderness since I wrote you last—overpowering, overwhelming. But then I am always being overwhelmed. I require it to sustain life.
— Everett Ruess, Letter to his friend Cornel Tengel, 1934

11:16pm on October 26, 2025 from Astrakhan Oblast, Russia


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