An Oasis

Day 536 – When we woke up this morning and realized that at 7am it was over 100 degrees outside with no breeze at all we almost chickened out and gave up the idea of hiking. But luckily, we didn’t and it was an amazing day. Imagine walking in a real desert burning hot and only brown and yellow all around you and suddenly inside a deep ravine hidden from sight we hear the sweet sound of running water. We walked a little further and got the first glimpse of this miracle. And it only got better and better. There where deep pools so deep we couldn’t stand there; there were water falls, so strong it actually hurt to stand in them. There were animals - birds and insects and many mammals; there were pools full of moss and ferns. It is a real oasis, it felt like a miracle to find all this bounty in such a desolated place. And you have to be crazy like us and hike there in the middle of the summer, in sweltering heat, in order to fully appreciate this place.

  

I am so thankful to have this great group of friends we can hike together and have fun. I am thankful we didn’t change our plans even when everything was telling us we should. I am thankful for an amazing day; for such an amazing weekend.