Shoreline Park and Fort Pickens National Seashore in Gulf Breeze, Florida { somewhat near where I live now} are two such local " thin places".
However, there is one place that is, to me, extra-"thin".
My godparents' lake , campground and cabins area , situated on over 100o acres of gorgeous Appalachian foothills in eastern Ohio is my most- special place. Although my teen years were generally unhappy{ mostly punctuated by A LOT of bullying and several doctors' visits { in an attempt to figure out "what is wrong with Sarah"}
The place where I feel closest To God is Austin Lake. It is true that I * never* want to move back to Ohio or Pennsylvania, but the property surrounding this lake holds some of my best memories. Every summer I look forward to travelling here . I've discovered that vacation need not be full of a planned agenda : I much rather prefer time away to re-charge. When I am here, there is never a planned agenda: and I am contend t just " be" at the Lake.
My autism makes travel difficult. When I { eventually} arrive at the Lake, the pain { literally} of the sensory input overdrive will be worth it. Where else can one wake in the morning, sip tea on a porch overlooking some beautiful Appalachian woodlands and later read Morning Prayer while sitting in a kayak on a clear lake?
I see this EVERY morning when I'm visiting the Lake. Can you understand why this place is so" thin"? :O)
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Coastal hiking is not the same as hiking these hills.
" Where I come from/ we rode in TRUCKS."~ country singer Luke Bryan
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