Hiking Addiction

    
     Ok, maybe it is just a certain group that feels this way for I know some who would beg

and plead to know where the end of the trail is. They want to know at what point can they

turn back........

     For my wife and I, we sometimes have to MAKE ourselves turn around and head back to

the truck. There is a passion within us that keeps us wanting to trek deeper into the

wilderness. We want to know what is around the next cutback. What is beyond the next

ridge line ? It is an "addiction" of a safe kind.

      Many times, nothing at all jumps out to the inexperienced eye. However, it may just

be a rare rock outcrop, a tree just up the slope torn apart by a bear, a tiny wildflower hiding

snug against a downed log, or a drastic change in the flora of the forest floor.

      The forest is always changing. The same physical trail traveled throughout the year

will be a different experience each and every time. Take your time and look high and low.

Open your mind and senses to the subtle changes taking place. It will broaden your

appreciation and love for the wilderness in which you spend your time.