Wednesday, July 13, 2005

a day off worth remembering

as the summer has progressed i have found myself stuck in this pattern of waiting around to work, not working enough, and always being at work when something worthwhile seems to be going on elsewhere. coupled with that i don't think i've ever had a summer disappear so utterly fast.
in light of my inconveniet schedule, boredom and the fact that it's alread the middle of July i couldn't turn down the offer to go hiking in Glacier Park on monday. for growing up here i have surprisingly little experience hiking in general, and especially in the park.
i guess this doesn't have to turn into a lengthy description, but the point is i should've been daunted by the fact that it was a 12 mile hike, and i wasn't. even though my body protests the previous day's decisions, i am really proud of myself. there is a certain sense of accomplishment knowing you used a few hours of your day to cover such a long distance on foot.
summer is still disappearing, so i am determined to get more out of the days, which i might add are hot and finally worthy of season. thursday i plan to tube the swan river, and hopefully this weekend we're renting a raft and riding the rapids down the middle fork.
i'll get the most out of this summer yet. now i just need to remedy the minute size of my paycheck and the season won't be a total wash.

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