INTRODUCTION:
Can you
remember back when you were a child and you would just do things? You never thought to yourself, “What are the
relative merits of doing ‘A’ versus ‘B’?” You were led merely by your curiosity and
excitement. If you loved looking for
bugs, you just did that. There was no
second-level analysis.
Perhaps
it’s rather childlike, but I am happiest when I am just doing things, not for
the sake of a specific purpose, but just for the sake of trying something
new. I think there is value to staying
true to who you are and doing what makes you happy.
So with
the above thoughts in mind, in early December 2019, I did a short bushwhack
(about 2.5 miles round-trip) to one of the many ledges off the north side of
Hogan Road between Shelburne and Gorham, NH.
This trek was done purely for the fun of it. It isn’t on any list, and there were no
breathtaking views, but then again, none were expected!😀
It is
completely understandable that offbeat adventures such as this are of
little interest to many folks.
Nonetheless, from time to time, I’ll post some of these exploits to my
blog with the thought that perhaps it might provide inspiration to someone to
pursue whatever makes them happy.
PHOTOS:
2 comments:
Hi John,
That bonus shot is awesome! Looks like a painting.
I like this little hike you took, just because you felt like it! Very nice.
And thanks for the tidbit of inspiration in this blog; it's a wonderful reminder in the new year to pursue whatever makes us happy and not to "overthink" every decision!
Rita . . . many thanks for your kind words about the ‘bonus photo’ included in this posting. And also thank you for your comments relative to the essence of this blog posting, i.e. not over-thinking decisions about how to spend your leisure time, be it hiking, or whatever.
John
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