Bailed out on my overnighter and don’t know why. Yesterday…
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Bailed out on my overnighter and don’t know why.
Yesterday I began my planned 20-25 mile total overnighter on the NCT in Michigan. I’d been working a ton of hours the weeks leading up to this and hadn’t really wrapped my mind around the trip in general by the time I was at the trailhead. My plan was to hike about 15 miles beginning at noon Saturday, sleep on trail, and then wake up Sunday morning to hike 5-10 back to the car. Then back to work on Monday. I had about a 3 hour drive to get to the trailhead from my house, and was doing this as a solo trip due to my wife’s Father’s Day plans.
I don’t know what it was, but as I was on the trail this time I just felt like I didn’t enjoy it like I usually do. I don’t mind doing trips alone (of course would prefer my wife to be with me) but I just kind of felt as if I was walking without a purpose rather than enjoying the trip.
By 3pm I had already done about 10 miles and I had only started at noon. I kept thinking of how early I’d end up setting up camp if I wanted to execute on my plan to still leave some hiking for the next day. I’m not the type that enjoys long stretches resting at camp when I backpack. I want to be on the move and only pitch my tent when it’s starting to get closer to dark.
I just decided to hike the other 9-10 miles back to my car. Didn’t pitch a tent at all, just basically turned it into a day hike. I was back home by about midnight.
For the first time in a while the prospect of making camp, making food, then packing my bag in the morning just seemed like a hassle instead of fun.
Has anyone else gone out for a trip when their heart just wasn’t in it? I feel weird about kind of bailing out. Sleeping alone outside isn’t the issue and while I missed my wife/hiking buddy I usually am still excited to be on the trail.
#hiking #camping #activity
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Yesterday I began my planned 20-25 mile total overnighter on the NCT in Michigan. I’d been working a ton of hours the weeks leading up to this and hadn’t really wrapped my mind around the trip in general by the time I was at the trailhead. My plan was to hike about 15 miles beginning at noon Saturday, sleep on trail, and then wake up Sunday morning to hike 5-10 back to the car. Then back to work on Monday. I had about a 3 hour drive to get to the trailhead from my house, and was doing this as a solo trip due to my wife’s Father’s Day plans.
I don’t know what it was, but as I was on the trail this time I just felt like I didn’t enjoy it like I usually do. I don’t mind doing trips alone (of course would prefer my wife to be with me) but I just kind of felt as if I was walking without a purpose rather than enjoying the trip.
By 3pm I had already done about 10 miles and I had only started at noon. I kept thinking of how early I’d end up setting up camp if I wanted to execute on my plan to still leave some hiking for the next day. I’m not the type that enjoys long stretches resting at camp when I backpack. I want to be on the move and only pitch my tent when it’s starting to get closer to dark.
I just decided to hike the other 9-10 miles back to my car. Didn’t pitch a tent at all, just basically turned it into a day hike. I was back home by about midnight.
For the first time in a while the prospect of making camp, making food, then packing my bag in the morning just seemed like a hassle instead of fun.
Has anyone else gone out for a trip when their heart just wasn’t in it? I feel weird about kind of bailing out. Sleeping alone outside isn’t the issue and while I missed my wife/hiking buddy I usually am still excited to be on the trail.
#hiking #camping #activity
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