Posted by Kath on September 3, 2006, at 16:56:46
In reply to Re: Leaving now for camping--Kath, posted by Jost on September 2, 2006, at 12:48:12
> Kath, you're so lucky to enjoy that pleasure.
******After reading your post I do appreciate that I can enjoy these simple pleasures.********
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> I'm such a crybaby. I was going on a hike with my SigO, who is not a woodsperson, and it was the strangest hike.
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> An almost 8.5 grade, but with these large rock-steps lying almost side by side, at catty-corners, but almost the whole way (or at least as far as I got).
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> It was a great short (1.5 mile) hike-- not even camping, just a hike.
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> I got about two-thirds of the way up the first part, when we got to a short (ten-twelve steps) that was a narrow, winding dirt path along a steep drop into the valley below. I freaked out completely, after having gone most of the way (say ten of the twelve steps).
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> There were other such intervals ahead, I think.
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> I'm completely terrified of heights. Insanely so, because I have excellent balance. And it was otherwise a fun hike.*******you know, these type of fears are beyond reason. I can relate. I don't have anything that strong, but I CAN relate somewhat. I'm so sorry that happened for you. There's a method called TAT that might possibly be able to help you. I posted about it on Alternative Sit here at PB a while back.********
> So I just turned around and went down. During that interval down, I was sure I was about to pitch over the side (for no reason, just cause) and get killed. I'm still quite bummed out about it.
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> And the next day, we walked across a bridge that was also exposed, over a river, that would shudder at every step. But it had a wire railing. No one with any sense would be in danger. My Sig O was tromping behind me, and our out-of-pace steps set off these waves of shuddering. I freaked again.
*****I can relate to THIS one! Yikes.******> There also were a billion flying gnats, and the trail wasn't very pleasant. However, mostly I was just freaking because of the bridge.
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> So Kath, You;re so lucky to be able to enjoy the woods, and the fields, and the trails. Do you have any photos to post? I'd love to see photos of where you've been camping.
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> Jost*********I do have some photos, but I'll have to figure out how to post them. I just recently learned how to send them as attachments in emails. I have some nice ones of at Killbear already on the computer. As to the Pinery ones, I'll have to get help to put them on the computer. We got a digital camera & I took a few this time, but my husband had a terrible gall bladder attack & had to be hospitalized on Monday afternoon. He didn't get out until Friday!! He was on I.V. the whole time & was pretty sick. The hospital was about 40 minutes from the campsite. When he got out of hosp, we went & sat at the beach 'til evening. There was lots of rain predicted for the next day (Sat) due to the hurricane in the U.S. so I packed partly Friday nite. Husband was in too much pain to help me. I finished Sat morning. JUST as I was putting the last of the stuff in the car it started to lightly rain!! Good timing. Anyway, it sorta put a cloud on the holiday. Hubby said I was to spend a lot of time at the Pinery & just visit him once a day for a bit, so I took him up somewhat on that generous offer, but didn't really do much - mostly stayed on my campsite (which was HUGE & very lovely & private with lots of 'nature' for me to poke around in & enjoy).
Anyway - that was that!! Today, hubby is 'way better. Back to normal colour (he was yellow & grey) & almost pain-free today. They have to wait for the infection to heal before they remove his gallbladder.*****
I hope that you are able to 'heal' from your fears that interfere with your enjoying nature Jost.
:-)) Kath
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