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Ran into a guy at the gas station in Talkeetna who said something I can't forget
Stopped for gas on the way back from a job in Willow last fall. It was getting dark early, maybe 5 pm. This older guy at the next pump was just staring at the mountains. I made some small talk about the weather. He didn't even look at me, just kept watching the peaks and said, 'You know, most people come up here to find themselves. I came up here to lose the person I was down there.' Then he got in his truck and drove off. Didn't say another word. It was one of those moments that just hangs in the air. I think about it a lot when I'm driving the long stretches for work. Has anyone else had a random, deep chat with a stranger up here that just stuck with you?
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