from a 1980 Stephensen’s Warmlite ‘Comfort In Camp’ catalog

Gabra women in northern Kenya spend up to five hours a day carrying heavy jerry cans filled with murky water. A lingering drought has pushed this already arid region to a water crisis. (Lynn Johnson, © National Geographic)

Nov. 22, 2011. Afghan boys jump down from old vehicles in Kabul. Taken by the Washington Post.

I’m heading up to the mountains this weekend, which got me thinking about backpacking again. I love how the ‘bag’ becomes apart of you, and together you create a self sufficient unit.  I’m always amazed how quickly I adapt to being able to live without ‘things’. Makes me wonder what I don’t actually need in my everyday life…

Just another day at the grocery store…never really thought about how I would carry this if I had to, but I guess this would be the way.

Photo of a water seller in Cairo, sent by Jeannie Fletcher’s father to her mother during the 2nd World War.

Water sellers In front of Khalid ibn al-Walid mosque.

Back-breaking work. Gathering wood is time-consuming and exacerbates deforestation in Nepal, but for many households, it’s the only option.

Yesterday you ate Turkey.

Today you get to see people carrying textiles at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey.

HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYONE.