Some Moments of Inspiration (2015)—inspired after being fortunate to complete a hike in Andorra (2022), both of us with injuries/illness.
This element of Hike-about involved a destination in Texas for a family event. We took 6 or more weeks on the road-return to undertake it. Goes without saying it was superb. Sometimes, a person is inspired, other times elated and of course, there are periods of 'downs'. As everyone knows, the idea is to seek the former and limit the latter. Easier said than done. However, a simple method we discovered over many years which has never failed is to to undertake strenuous, testing and challenging physical efforts. That's it. The challenge is the reward. On completion, especially should one attain one's goals or better, we are confident the 'downs' will be replaced with 'ups', with elation and satisfaction. There is a proviso, however: These incredible moments don't last. The effort has to be repeated continuously. Who said life is easy? But then we found another concept. Anything achieved without effort, anything easy is worth...nothing. The last mo...