Definitely my favorite comic strip as well. Made me want to be outside as a kid, exploring the woods by our house. All the anthologies are worth getting. The full page, hand-watercolored Sunday editions are worth the price of admission alone.

At first I thought this was !calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world

That coupled with a few drinks can turn worlds. Not that it applies to Calvin, but you get me.

And yes, a little unsupervised recreation with only your word to return home relatively on time resulted in some fond memories.