"A journey into the wilderness is the freest, cheapest, most non-privileged of pleasures. Anyone with two legs and the price of a pair of army surplus combat boots may enter."
-Edward Abbey
I starting climbing mountains seriously about 3 years ago, just after I quit smoking cigarettes. It began as something of an experiment and has since grown into an full blown addiction. Lucky for me, some of the my favorite people on planet Earth also enjoy climbing mountains... And luckier still, I live in an ideal environment for such an addiction.
I have several goals in terms of hiking, such as: reaching every summit in the Wasatch Mountains, and hiking Mt. Timapanogos barefoot and without carrying water. I have been hiking more this year than ever before and I don't have plans to slow down any time soon. Why hiking? I think it's because I learn something about life every time I go. THE BIG PICTURE HAS NO EDGES.
There is something magical and humbling about seeing the world from a different point of view, especially when you have to endure a certain amount of suffering to see it. From on top of a mountain, you get to see things like as they really are. You begin to understand both how insignificant and how important you really are. And another thing... Have you ever noticed that the human race behaves almost exactly like mold on an peach? Climb up to 11 or 12 thousand feet and think about it.
Have a killer day, everyone. Be the change.
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