rswfire records a transmission while walking the Wax Myrtle Trail in the Oregon Dunes, a trail he has hiked many times over the year he has lived in the area.
rswfire records a morning reflection from a trail near Eel Lake on the Oregon coast.
Sam reads aloud an email he sent to Allison Watson, engagement programs manager at Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, after being dismissed from his volunteer position.
rswfire travels north to Reedsport for laundry after GPS confusion at Lakeside CU.
rswfire announces his official dismissal from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department volunteer program via letterhead.
rswfire recorded a transmission on the eve of the one-year anniversary of his dismissal from the Oregon State Parks volunteer program at Honeyman State Park on the Oregon coast.
rswfire wakes up at 3AM with disrupted sleep patterns and reflects on his day working as a volunteer at a federal campground.
rswfire records a New Year's Eve hike to Siltcoos Lake on the Oregon Coast, documenting physical movement through forest service trails while processing the year's events.
rswfire works at a campground, dealing with smoky campfire conditions and ranger presence.
rswfire published a narrative account documenting his experience as a volunteer at Honeyman State Park under the Oregon Parks & Recreation Department.
rswfire addresses his audience about being discarded by an institution in March for showing up with integrity rather than misconduct.
rswfire walks down a road while recording, reflecting on how individual integrity could solve world problems.
rswfire reflects on closing his YouTube channel after a year and a half due to disconnected audiences who didn't respect boundaries.
rswfire provides a morning update while preparing to leave his current location by 1:00 PM.
rswfire arrives at a campground where John, another volunteer, has already established an elaborate setup with tent, meditation space, chairs, grill, golf cart, and satellite.
rswfire marks the one-year anniversary of an incident at Honeyman State Park in which an unidentified man—carrying no ID, wearing no uniform, and offering no name—was sent by Oregon State Parks to assess and question him while he was working alone as a volunteer and all rangers were away at a regional event.
rswfire presents a comprehensive list of kind acts he has performed for strangers throughout his life, beginning with childhood experiences in Boy Scouts and continuing through adulthood.
rswfire visits Tugman State Park at Eel Lake, describing the beauty of the water and rain reflections.
rswfire reflects on a revelation connecting his lifelong pattern of taking ownership in freelance work with his rejection from Oregon State Parks.
rswfire records a 3:30 AM transmission from his RV bed, explaining his decision to move forward without further engagement with the park service volunteer system.
rswfire documents the process of creating an Upwork freelance profile after paying for membership.
rswfire documents a Monday afternoon on the Oregon Coast after hiking at Wax Myrtle, showering, resting, and preparing food.
rswfire announces a fundamental shift in how he addresses his audience, explicitly stating he will no longer speak to those present for entertainment or superficial reasons.
rswfire delivers a direct address to Oregon State Parks personnel one year after his retaliatory dismissal from Honeyman State Park.