What We Owe to Ourselves: a 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail
by Nicole Antoinette
Short but very engaging hiking adventure. The first part is painfully scary because she's experiencing nausea to the point where she can't hardly force down food. She's an experienced hiker and has packed what seems to be sensible, nutritious meals, but then she can't hardly stand to eat them. I began to wonder if she was going to DNF because of weakness...
But she forges on through ups and downs; aches and pains; cold nights (wrong sleeping bag); losses (hiking companions); a frozen water filter (maybe, but not to risk giardia?); and overambitious goals. And we're with her, every step of the way.
It's not all pain and suffering--not a bit. It's exciting and challenging and confidence-building. And she has some amazingly deep insights along the way. I'd share some cool quotes but I don't want to steal her thunder. Or quote out of context.
Read it!
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