Monday, August 18, 2014

Don't pack your fears with you. It can get heavy. 

List of fears:

Getting lost --- Tom Harrison Maps

Dehydration --- MSR Water Pump. Backup Tablets.

Heat exhaustion --- Hat. Swim.
Altitude Sickness  --- Diamox. Advil. Water. Breathe.

Forest Fires --- Nothing I can do

Starvation --- 30 lbs of food

Lack of water sources --- Nothing I can do

Wildlife --- Raise your hands up high. Make yourself look big.                Shout, "Get away".
Your mind under pressure --- Meditation. Mantra. I CAN do this. 

Lighting --- Hide under a group of small trees. Wait.

Lack of Food --- Hiker Barrell at Resupply Stations

Injury --- First Aid Kit. SPOT beacon locator.

Hypothermia --- Emergency Blanket. Tent. Layers.

Lack of nutrients --- Nunn tablets. Protein Powder. Eat!


Remote Landscapes


Remote Landscapes
Pomp and Power 
Byzantium hues of Purple

Carved granite polished by glacial waters 
Small and rare outgrowths of life adorn it
Choosing to adapt to fine air

Bodies of water mirror the stillness of remote land
Clouds seem harmless until they gather in darkness
The trees provide shelter

The mountains will change you
Follow the well marked trail
Mother nauture awaits you