Today is Saturday the 20th, I’m at Hightower gap and I’m waiting on a shuttle to take me to a hostile. It has been raining nonstop until today. All my gear is soaking wet and my boots too. I haven’t been dry since I started and I’m really looking forward to a hot shower dry clothes, clean clothes!
The first few days on the trail been really tough, it has been learning experience a trial by fire, actually by rain and a time of trying to rework your mindset. The hardest part of this hike so far is the main game it’s all the little things like, trying to push you out of your mind the distance that you have to go how far you’ve been Where is the next water. Surprisingly, the one thing that’s not creeping into my mind is thinking about the whole trail it’s just impossible to think that far ahead out here you’re literally just thinking about survive in the next few days to stay warm, stay dry and stay fed. It comes down to the simple things of life and pushing everything else out to become truly a very simplistic person to drop all the baggage and all the fears.
2 comments:
Tough start for sure! The trail isn't showing mercy...but remember: Difficult roads (trails) lead to beautiful destinations....hang tough!
As you go on, it will get better...less hard...you'll get stronger in mind, body, spirit...a gift because of the difficult trail.
Thanks for the words of encouragement, they are needed at this time
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