More scenery from Western Carolina, two weeks ago…
I tried to hike down a trail at Sleepy Gap. Oh, how I want to be one of those people who hikes–one who can handle the physical demands of a hike and one who knows what the heck he’s doing and how to actually go about a hike. Alas, I am completely out-of-shape and should have never started to descend this trail that was labeled “More Difficult”. As I descended, in the hopes of reaching an overlook, I realized I’d kill myself getting back up. I turned around after maybe a third-of-a-mile. And I had a helluva time getting back to the top, my heart pounding and an unnerving volume.
Let this photo serve as a reminder of how much illness takes out of me, and, I hope, when I am healthy in the future, I can come back to this location, not looking like imminent death, and be able to hike wherever the hell I want.
Sleep Gap trail…it’s hard to capture the steepness of the slope from a photo
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