So heres what I like about hiking Monadnock: Because its so rocky, you have to constantly look down so that you can figure out where to put your feet. Then you have to make quick judgements about whether the rock youre aiming for will hold your weight or will give, if its rough and dry enough to stop you from slipping, if your stride is long enough to cross the gulf between the rocks, if youre going too fast from rock to rock, or too slow to make it up a steep outcropping. Every single footstep requires thought and if you fail to think, you risk getting hurt. So you think, you judge, you plan ahead, and you strategize, and in doing so, you leave very little room in your brain to think about anything else. You are forced to be present in the present because if youre not, youll fall on your ass. Its as close to meditation as I will likely get and its kinda amazing.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 22:45:00 +0000
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