The Magical Unicycle Journey

Last week I had an experience that was fundamentally different from anything that I had ever done before, and it only happened because of my alignment. I have dubbed the event my Magical Unicycle Journey, because it truly was transformative... and it all started with a unicycle.


I was riding my bike home from school, taking my usual route. Along the way, I spotted a man riding a unicycle coming from the other direction. He passed me, then turned off on a pathway that led through a nearby forest. Before I found my alignment, I would have made a mental note of 'Huh, that's interesting...' and kept on going. And that is exactly what I did, at first.

But then I had a moment where I realized I wanted a picture of the unicyclist for my scrapbook, and that if a man was riding a unicycle through a forest, he certainly knew something about freedom. So I turned around and followed him.

 

By this point the unicyclist was so far ahead that I couldn't see him. The path continued on for some distance, and eventually split. I didn't know which way the unicyclist went, but on a whim I proceeded further into the forest. This led me to a very large staircase, which was an unexpected sight, to say the least. 

 After walking my bike up the rather steep path, I came out in Narnia Suburbia. This helped explain the staircase, but it only piqued my curiosity even more, as I had no idea that anybody lived out here.

 

I proceeded to travel through this unknown land, taking in all of my surroundings. It was a chilly day, but my elation kept me going forward,unwilling to turn back the way I had came.

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 I passed rows upon rows of houses, and even a small playground, before I found an actual road.

 Apparently, I came out in Kirkland.

 From here, I was able to navigate to Redmond Way, and follow that back to my home.

 It was a 40-minute journey; much longer than my typical 10-minute commute. I certainly took the long way home, but although I never found the unicyclist, I definitely had an uplifting and memorable experience that I never would have been able to experience otherwise.

My final route:

Onward, to Discovery!