The email came it at 4:06 pm Wednesday, “Call me as soon as you can. Need to discuss something with you.“
Colorado’s Ancient Mesa Verde
Part One: Hiking toward mysterious petroglyphs and wondering if I, myself, might become a mystery.
The Spiritual Wanderer
The email came it at 4:06 pm Wednesday, “Call me as soon as you can. Need to discuss something with you.“
There should’ve been a sign at the beginning.
Right at the trailhead — right when it was do or die time — the sign should’ve said something like “WARNING:Middle-aged Suburban Guys Should Probably Stay Back In The Gift Shop.”
You’d think I would’ve gotten the memo.
Hiking a perilous trail (well, perilous to me) and surviving the journey, would alert some people to the fact that maybe sheer cliff walls and tight rock tunnel passageways might be better left to other, more intrepid national park visitors. Especially since I’ve just miraculously reached the end of that trail before lunchtime. Read More…