My beloved mountain man views me favorably, through his rose-tinted spectacles (as he should) and will always suggest we hike saying, ‘I know you can do it’. My danger sensor lights up instantly! Given countless prior experiences of setting out on a 5 km to 6 km hike to discover that it was definitely 6 km to the end destination and at minimum 8kms back out again!!!
I therefore pledge to share the easy hikes with you, and when there are tough sections I will tell you. Everything steep is hard for me, inclines, and declines both. And yet I endure because I love time in nature, getting away from things and the exhilaration of a view from an eyrie I was not sure I would reach.
