Long Ago I Went on a Hike

There are some weeks where nothing new happens. This was one of those weeks. So, looking through older pictures I was reminded of a hike I went on nearly three years ago and thought I'd share the adventure with you.

There was a hilltop that wanted to be climbed. We started by driving my vehicle as close to the hill as we could manage. This resulted in driving on footpaths and around the edges of farmlands until an irrigation ditch prevented us from going further. We left the vehicle parked in the middle of nowhere and struck off towards our goal.

We had to cross a large marshy patch at one point. A man walked up to us and asked if we would like a guide through the marsh. We accepted his help and he took us on a winding path that eventually led us out of the marsh. I meant it in the most affectionate way when I said in my heart 'thank you Gollum for leading us through the marshes'. (p.s., we were heading to the hilltop on the far left of this picture).

It took a few hours and we passed through various terrains, including crawling up the hill through thorns, sometimes on all fours.

Eventually we made it to the top and were rewarded with a stunning view.

As we descended the hill we realized that we didn't really take note of where we had left the vehicle...and it was no where to be seen. So, we headed in the direction that we thought it should be. We had to press hard to get back to the vehicle as we saw this storm rolling in.

We had nearly arrived at the irrigation ditch, still hadn't seen the vehicle and the rain was just about to start when we rounded a large thorn bus to find my vehicle directly across the ditch in front of us! We barely got wet and had a fun time navigating (and, truth be told, spinning at one point) through the muddy landscape as we made our way back to the road.