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Fascinating Photographs Of America’s New Nomads Who Have Broke Free From Society To Follow Ancient Paths To A Better Life
A small band of American nomads have given up the trappings of modern life to make the wild expanse of rugged land across the U.S. – from Idaho to California – their home.
Relying solely on their survival skills and ability to hunt and forage for food, this new tribe of Americans travel across remote tracts of land, moving with the seasons or on a whim.
Their roaming lifestyle was captured by photographer Adrain Chesser, who followed a small group from 2006 to 2012, to document the pleasures and occasional hardships encountered in their quest for a free lifestyle.
With a bow in one hand, and animal skins keeping her warm, Mikalia hikes through Deschutes River Canyon in Oregon
The hardships of life on the constant move are often softened by the discovery of fresh produce such as cherries found in California’s Marble Mountain wilderness
One of the new nomads uses a magpie in her hunt for food in Oregon, as the group follow ancient paths and traditions
Chesser first met the group at a Native American festival in Tennessee. And, although most are not descended from tribes, they have adopted their lifestyle and incorporated their knowledge into their endless journey.
One of his subjects – White Eagle – summed up the eclectic mix of nomads following an age-old path known as The Hoop, telling Vice: ‘Most come in one form or another from the disenfranchised margins of mainstream America.
‘Most are poor, some are queer, some are transgendered, some are hermits, and some are politically radical. … And all are willing pioneers, stepping off into uncertain terrain and searching for something lost generations ago.’
The group drift from Idaho, to Nevada, Oregon and California, sleeping under the stars or in shelters based on the traditional homes of the Native Americans.
Their progress, as they rear and slaughter goats, or forage for wild cherries, was documented by Chesser for his book, The Return.
His inspiration for the work came at a time when he was feeling trapped by society. ‘I knew that I had to follow them out west,’ he told Vice. ‘My soul needed images of people living wild and free, untethered from society.’
The resulting images reveal the beauty of some of the more remote regions of the U.S. and the joy of those brave enough to follow a hard but fulfilling life as they follow ancient traditions.
The vast expanse of land between the scrub land and mountains seems to dwarf one of the nomads
To the east of the bustling lights of Las Vegas, a nomad settles down for the night in just a sleeping bag
The band of like-minded travelers live off the land, hunting and foraging for food
A woman digs at the tough prairie ground in Idaho as she forages for food
An old-fashioned yoke helps balance the load as a woman carries water supplies across a field of meadow flowers
The eclectic band of nomads live in temporary shelters or sleep under the stars as they follow their food sources across the U.S.
A young man and woman look peaceful as the wind whips through their hair during a truck ride in Nevada
JP Hartsong, one of the new nomads, surveys his surroundings in Stoneberger Creek, Nevada
The wide open expanses of rugged land across the U.S., like this scene in Nevada, have become home to a new generation of nomads
Far from the glare of street lamps and city light pollution, nightfall descends peacefully on the Virgin river in Nevada
Some of the nomads have created wikiups, based on the traditional Native American shelters
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2717309/Life-open-road-Meet-Americas-new-nomads-broken-free-society-follow-ancient-paths-natural-fulfilling-life.html#ixzz39cFiLKMI
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It’s a great life when you are young. But when old age finally catches up to you….and it will….really hard to move around the country and be active in a day-to-day hard existence. But…it is a great life, so much to see and do and to LEARN.