After The Bubbly » hiking http://afterthebubbly.com Real life is the real party. Lap it up. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:23:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Learning to Hike http://afterthebubbly.com/learning-to-hike/ http://afterthebubbly.com/learning-to-hike/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:05:45 +0000 Lela Davidson http://afterthebubbly.com/?p=949 A friend of mine, an avid hiker, recently took me out for a half day trip. Now, I walk in the woods all the time but I wouldn’t consider myself a *real* hiker. I was impressed when she showed up with backpacking gear and special equipment. I was happy when she knew the best spots to take pictures. And I was ECSTATIC when I plunged into the healthy and delicious lunch she’d packed. All her challenges I met with enthusiasm. Everything except crawling into the cave, even though she’d brought us each a change of clothes. I didn’t want to get muddy – not on my first time out.

I think she’d agree my first professional hiking adventure was a success. At home she told my daughter, “Your mom did really well. She even did a water crossing!”

Water crossing?

She meant when we jumped over that creek. Water crossing sounds a lot cooler. So much to learn…

Next time I’m getting muddy. I need to earn my cool lingo.

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