Yesterday I had a pretty scary adventure on Mt Diablo.
The description on the site was quite tame: ‘Frequent stops will be made to enjoy and identify the wide variety of spring wildflowers before they fade way for the season. This hike is about seven miles with about 1300 feet elevation gain.’
It was hot (around 34 degrees) and the walking path was dry. Half way through I started to feel very dizzy and I had to walk back. After 20 minutes an older lady joined us in what become a mission to get back safely. I was scared for the lovely lady and myself. She kept saying she was fine, but she clearly wasn't.
We met a volunteer who gave us some water and decided to tell us a very comforting story about a guy that died dehydrated on the same route.
Intense clouds of flying insects made the journey even harder. Surprisingly I wasn’t so bothered by them although this morning I wasn’t too happy when I felt one of the flying creatures crawling up my neck.
We made it back ok. I wish someone had told us the hike was for pro.
When I woke up this morning I was happy to have lived through this unexpected adventure.
The pictures were taken before things got difficult and when I started to feel sick I had no energy left to play photographer.
The description on the site was quite tame: ‘Frequent stops will be made to enjoy and identify the wide variety of spring wildflowers before they fade way for the season. This hike is about seven miles with about 1300 feet elevation gain.’
It was hot (around 34 degrees) and the walking path was dry. Half way through I started to feel very dizzy and I had to walk back. After 20 minutes an older lady joined us in what become a mission to get back safely. I was scared for the lovely lady and myself. She kept saying she was fine, but she clearly wasn't.
We met a volunteer who gave us some water and decided to tell us a very comforting story about a guy that died dehydrated on the same route.
Intense clouds of flying insects made the journey even harder. Surprisingly I wasn’t so bothered by them although this morning I wasn’t too happy when I felt one of the flying creatures crawling up my neck.
We made it back ok. I wish someone had told us the hike was for pro.
When I woke up this morning I was happy to have lived through this unexpected adventure.
The pictures were taken before things got difficult and when I started to feel sick I had no energy left to play photographer.
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