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Last Saturday, I broke a promise I made to myself: I swore I’d never go hiking again... and yet, here I am, telling the story of how I woke up at 2 a.m. to do exactly that. 😅
I had read somewhere that the trail to Pico da Cabeça de Formiga, in Serra da Saudade (right on the border between Juiz de Fora and Lima Duarte), was “pretty chill” — just 1.5 km and about an hour of walking. Was I fooled? Maybe. But I went anyway. It was me, my boyfriend, two of his cousins, and one of their girlfriends. We left home at 3:30 a.m. and got there at 4:38.
The trail had two steeper parts, but overall it was manageable. We reached the top at 5:40 — still dark, but the sky was starting to lighten. Our plan was to watch the sunrise... but the weather had other ideas. A thick fog quickly rolled in, and within minutes, everything around us was white. It felt like one of those movie scenes where people die, arrive in heaven, and meet God — always played by Morgan Freeman. Hahaha
Even without the sun, the view was beautiful, kind of mysterious, and we managed to get some great shots! We stayed up there until about 8 a.m., then hiked back down, stopped at a local bakery nearby, and made it home by 10:30 — mission accomplished, body tired, but heart full.
Who would've thought I'd do this again, right? But… it was worth it. And believe it or not, I’ve already agreed to go back — but only when we’re really sure there’ll be sun. 😄
This is my entry for the @PhotoFeed Contest, themed Landscape, in round 115.
All the content, pics and editions are of my authorship.
No último sábado, quebrei uma promessa que eu mesma fiz: jurei que nunca mais faria trilha... mas cá estou, contando como acordei às 2h da manhã pra fazer justamente isso.
Li por aí que a trilha até o Pico da Cabeça de Formiga, na Serra da Saudade (na divisa entre Juiz de Fora e Lima Duarte), era “tranquilinha”, com 1,5km e cerca de 1h de caminhada. Me iludi? Talvez. Mas fui. Eu, meu namorado, dois primos dele e a namorada de um deles partimos de casa às 3h30 e chegamos lá às 4h38.
A trilha teve dois trechos mais puxados, mas no geral foi ok. Chegamos ao topo às 5h40 — ainda noite, mas já começando aquele clarão no horizonte. A ideia era ver o nascer do sol… mas o tempo tinha outros planos. 😅 Uma neblina pesada cobriu tudo rapidinho e, em questão de minutos, parecia que a gente tava no céu, prestes a encontrar Morgan Freeman interpretando Deus e dizendo "bem-vindos". Hahahaha
Mesmo sem sol, o cenário ficou lindo, misterioso, e rendeu algumas boas fotos! Ficamos lá até umas 8h, depois descemos e paramos numa padaria ali perto antes de voltar pra casa. Às 10h30 já estávamos de volta, com a missão cumprida e corpo cansado.
Quem diria que eu ia repetir isso, né? Mas… valeu a pena. E, por incrível que pareça, já aceitei que voltaremos lá em um dia que estiver com mais certeza de sol.
Essa é a minha participação no @PhotoFeed Contest, com o tema Paisagem, no round 115.
Todo o conteúdo, imagens e edições são de minha autoria.
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