Accumulated miles: 1350ish+
All along the trail people talk about the White Mountains of New Hampshire as both the most beautiful and most difficult days of hiking. Arriving in Gorham last night I have now finished the Whites and I am so sad to see it end. Definitely hard and a solid butt kicking every day, it was also insanely beautiful and far and away my favorite part of the trail thus far. It rained and was cold at the beginning of the week, but ended with amazing views and sunshine climbing over Mt. Washington and Madison and beyond. AMAZING.
It also had me thinking about a lot of things this week in the mountains... but one quote has weighed heavy in my thoughts. Before the death by falling down a mountain of my kindle, I was reading a Ruth Haley Barton book. One paragraph spoke to me and I think says volumes about where I am on this path I am walking (both on the trail and in life)...
"Unlike a trip designed to get us somewhere as efficiently as possible, a quest requires us to leave familiar dwelling places for strange lands we cannot yet envision, without knowing when we will return. The journey requires a willingness to say goodbye to life as we know it because our heart is longing for something more."
Yes please! I am both longing for and receiving much more than I can express. =)
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