Aging; Lifestyle, Travel
The Corsican Hike Was Outside My Comfort Zone
But I did it. The fine line between challenge and trouble.
I recently wrote about taking on a challenging hiking trip in Corsica. I hinted at my trepidation of the untested and unknown and wondered aloud if age was a factor.
Well, mission accomplished. We five hiking buddies have stories to tell or not to tell, depending on the audience. There will remain a bit of “what happens in Vegas…” given the intensity of the terrain and personalities. But the experience was positive and a point of pride in accomplishment.
The topography of rocky, narrow paths stretched my stamina, physical and mental strength, and emotional resilience. I had to dig deep.
I was prescient in my “niggling doubt” about the hike.
Before this trip, I wrote,
In the past, my active lifestyle was adequate preparation for a hiking trip. I never felt “too old.” But now? There is a murmur of niggling doubt.
This time seems different. In just a year, I seem different. A little more vulnerable. Is it my imagination or a greater self-awareness?
