We took a 20 mile route. It was grueling, but I made it to the top. Training helped me for all the uphill parts. I felt pretty good at the top. But, I had real problems going downhill. My knees were killing me. I had 5 ibuprofen along the way. Some fellow hikers offered me more. Vitamin I is what they called it.
The most difficult part of the hike came before the cables, a section called the switchbacks. It was the most physically demanding. I stopped several times to catch my breath…and to pray. I rededicated myself to God several times before that section of the trail ended.
The scenery along the entire trail is breathtaking. There’s something humbling and de-centering (a word I use frequently at Meta) about Yosemite. It puts you in your place, in a good spiritual kind of way.
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