The depressing leaving the cabin feeling...

[leechlake]

I've been lucky enough in my life to always have a family cabin to go to. To go along with that I've also had that melancholy/depressing feeling that comes every trip when you have to pack up and go home. The same thing comes over me on every hunting/fishing trip anywhere.

It seems that there are some stages of trips, preparation (for a "normal" weekend trip there isn't a lot, but theres some packing at a minimum), departure, arrival, and then the actual days of activity which always goes by in a flash, and then the realization that today is the last day and at some point packing up and heading home.

Normally once I hit the realization that it's time to pack up a feeling of melancholy comes over me. At some places I'll look around and wonder if I will every be back (some of those places I've been back 20 times!!!) at our cabin I just look around and think about that when I'm not there will all that I'm looking at still exist (kind of like if a tree falls in the woods with no one around does it make any sound).

It takes me about 60 miles to "snap to" and have that feeling erode. I don't like the feeling but it never doesn't happen. I guess I'll need to take it as a positive, if I was dying to leave then I probably didn't enjoy the time.

Do you all get this too?

[goblueM]

Yep, I get that exact same feeling. Especially as I've gotten older, busier, and live farther away from the family cabin.

[Jim Almquist]

The absolute worst was when we sold the cabin and left it for the last time. We have been trying to make it up by doing some camping which helps but its just not the same.

[CANOPY SAM]

Your heart is telling you where you need to retire. Keep that goal in focus and you'll know that day will come when you don't have to leave the cabin, because the cabin is now home!