Summit

Over the past week and a half we enjoyed a great visit with Jonathan our 2nd oldest.  For 3 days, Jon and I hiked in Kachemak Bay State Park.  We took a relatively long walk on one of those days and climbed to the Poot Peak Summit.  I’ve enclosed a few photos of Jon and me on the summit, as well as a photo of Poot Peak from across the bay.  Climbing that peak was a huge challenge, but a wonderful and rewarding experience.  I could have done without the sleet that started soon after we reached the top.  We almost gave up on climbing that last few wet and slippery feet through the loose rocks to make the summit.  We had come to a rock wall that we could have easily climbed up  (with all the hand and foot holds) but were not convinced we could have safely climbed down.  So we made a firm decision to not go the rest of the way.  Then right after deciding that we saw a different way and it was much more doable.  That’s how we made it to the top.  Life lesson learned:  sometimes making a firm decision about what not to do, gives the perspective to see clearly what can be accomplished, or maybe even what should be accomplished.  I am looking forward to more hikes in the Kachemak Bay State Park.  I really enjoyed this challenging experience.  But I think I should have started doing things like this before I turned 50!