These moments on the trail never seemed real. We’d just stop and stare… and lose track of time. It was probably the main reason it took us so long to make distance that first day.
Skies wreak havoc with DSLR sensors, but editing can make it look fake. Printers have an even more difficult time rendering authentic tone. This is pretty damn close. People don’t believe the sky can become turquoise until they see it happen with their own eyes, and sometimes not even then.
I always wished we had something besides water with which to toast these views. As the book reveals, it would have been better if I would have at least used the water.
Your mission, should you decide to accept it. Until you try this form of hiking, you can not appreciate the difficulty, or the ravage it puts on your body… especially if you’re of a certain age.