I love going hiking in the nearby forest. I put my trecking shoes on and my mp3 fixed on my belt. I try to do it every time my husband can take care of the kids for an hour or two. I need to relax and free my mind from thoughts.
But last week while I was walking the regular path I decided to take another turn for a change. Everything was good I seemed to be heading towards a familiar part of my usual trecking path, only I was in a detour. As I kept walking and walking the scenery did not look all so familiar.
I started to panic. It was getting dark and my phone had poor reception. I was wondering where I should head to. I just kept walking and walking for about an hour tired and afraid but finally I remembered a sign. It was a tree with a weird hollow trunk. I took a very good look to make sure it was the right tree and from there on I took the right turn and I am never ever going to improvise when I go hiking alone again.
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Lucky you found that tree with the hollow trunk
Indeed very lucky!!! I was about to start crying. I will never ever take unknown routes again!!!
Or… download an off the trail ap to your phone and just make sure to stay in good signal range to explore. 😎