|
|
|
View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
azhiker96
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419
|
Posted: 5/22/2009, 5:55 pm Post subject: Inertia and Picketpost Mtn. |
|
|
|
|
Inertia simply put, a body at rest tends to stay at rest and a body in motion tends to stay in motion. Lately I've been a body at rest, thinking of hiking but not getting out. I had off work today and thought it would be a great day to hike Picketpost. But I needed to do some things at home and puttered around for awhile.
I looked at the clock and saw it was 11:30 so I thought, "Oh well, might as well blow it off again." Then a voice inside me said "You have two choices, you can get up and hike or sit here and die." I jumped up, threw some water bottles and sunscreen in my pack. Then I fixed a large coffee to go, rushed out to the CRV, and drove to the trailhead. At the trailhead I discovered I'd left my pack at home.
Darn, well, it's cool and overcast. I'll just hike a little bit and when I start feeling stressed I'll turn around. I ended up turning around at the summit mailbox. The overcast skies and cool breeze kept me comfortable for the whole hike. Crazy, I know. I saw a few lizards, a couple of racers, some flowers and had great views from the top. The mailbox is full of postcards and notebooks.
Anyway, now that I'm in motion I intend to stay in motion. I'll post some pictures later after I finish re-hydrating. _________________ It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -- Carl Sagan |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
|
Posted: 5/22/2009, 7:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
no water? crazy............it has been good hiking weather.
glad to hear you were able to work off that Mexican food from Ambika's b-day. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|