I went on a hike today at Echo Mountain
in Alta Dena today. Cam and a few people she knew and worked with
came so we all gathered food for a picnic at the top of the mountain
and then got going. My brain is all off because we went on a Friday
morning which I am not used to. Every other time we went it was
Saturday mornings right after I got off working graveyard shifts. So
we start the hike and it is rough. The higher we get the more trouble
I am having. Not in the normal ways like having sore legs or a bad
back. I started to just feel off.
We got past the one mile point and I
groaned. I know a mile is nothing but its all uphill and with winding
paths. It looked great but as we kept going I started sweating more.
Cam suggested I take my sweater off but I wasn't feeling normal hot.
I had water and she gave me a Gatorade which is another reason why
she's my best friend. After we got to these huge towers I leaned
against it and my body was like “Stop here.” I rarely listen to
my body and push it further than I should but its usually mentally.
Physically I'll do dumb shit I shouldn't and get hurt like a few
months back with broom ball on ice.
This time my body wasn't having it.
I started seeing spots in my eyes and
my blood felt like syrup. I could feel my pulse in my ear and it was
loud. I wondered if it was because I was up so high that I couldn't
take a deep breath. I tried and it felt like I was barely getting
anything in. Everyone asked if they should stop where I was at and I
told them to keep on going. I didn't want anyone ruining their hike
because some dude they didn't know couldn't keep up anymore. I told
them that I would wait for them.
As I sat there I took pictures and
waited for the spots to go away. I ate half my sandwich and drank
water. People walked by having conversations I was glad to not be a
part of. After a couple of hours everyone came back and we headed
back down and I just kept talking. Talking kept my mind off of the
fact that I felt like I was about to die. Don't think for a moment
that the idea of my brother who died of a heart attack and was three
years younger than I am now and far more athletic than I am.
After the hike we went to a place to
get gelato which I've never had before. It was good and then I
grabbed two boxes of Fruity Pebbles to eat tomorrow morning. I will
try and figure out what went wrong with my body and try going on
another hike. Dashuh told me to hydrate more which I didn't do before
the hike.
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