When I read your post it gave me the willy's. I did exactly the same thing in 1995. Quit a high paying job, sold my house, picked up my wife and kids and moved to Montana. Seeley Lake to be exact. For the next eight years I worked several jobs in that small town, hunted, fished, heated my house with firewood, watched the night sky, and generally changed my life. I wouldn't have done anything any differently. My wife and I eventually wanted warmer climates and to be closer to her aging mother which is why we are in Florida now, but Montana was very good for us. We did things and saw things most people only dream of. We went to Blackfoot Indian encampments, made drums with The Drum Brothers and eventually taught classes on drum making ourselves. We travelled to Oregon (where I was born) and picked matsutake mushrooms to pay the way. At that point they sold for $200/lb!) We stayed several weeks at Crescent Lake and had a wonderful time. I've been places in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area where the only sign that other people even existed was the occasional airliner flying overhead. This is the best opportunity you will ever have to completely change your outlook on life and what is most important. Money, it isn't! It may not always be easy for you, but the journey will be worth it. Take each experience and allow it to become a part of you. Don't forget to allow yourself to be lead by your heart and not your mind. Your heart always knows what is best for your soul. The best of luck to you.
