Huh, I really can move ANY mountain...
Posted
Monday, August 25, 2008 10:18 AM
I did it... I went to Grand Lake - I drove over Berthoud Pass, which as it turns out is more of a giant PITA than it is scary (although I did go slower than some folks, the speed limit is actually really low, tho, so I wasn't doing anything too terrible)...
I'm not going to lie, I am glad it is behind me and happy to have the next month or so with no traveling at all to look forward to... But I did it, and I did NOT have a panic attack the whole weekend... and I would probably even do it again..
I am never going to be the Mountain-loving Colorado native that people expect - nature certainly doesn't "call to me" or anything like that... I am content for the most part to use them as a way to tell which direction I am going, and keep them in the distance..
But I don't have to feel like I can't be included in activities with my friends anymore... I don't have to feel trapped by them... for that, I am thankful and very proud of myself...
BTW- for those who don't know Berthoud Pass, here is the Wikipedia descript of it...
And here is an aerial view of a couple of the switchbacks, although it really doesn't do it justice...
