On Sunday I went with a couple of friends on a hike up to Annette Lake. It was such a needed break from routine. One of my goals this past year was to go hiking more, something I failed at miserably. But I'm hoping to do it a few more times this winter as it was lovely being above the snow line. The lake was frozen over and so beautiful. The cold lends everything a harsher beauty than warmth does, a more introspective landscape.
It was nice to discover that I wasn't nearly as out of shape as I had worried I might be. It's never fun to be the slow one in a group and I think I kept up pretty well. It was 8 miles round trip which was a good distance for a first time out in a while hike. Oddly, because of the snow and ice it was actually harder making our way down than going up. Having had a concussion before from falling and hitting my head I am in no hurry to repeat that particular experience. So that made for an especially cautious trip in some stretches. I'm glad that we made it out there when we did, because I'm guessing in just a few weeks the snow will have made the trail to treacherous to climb.
I decided to leave my real camera at home in order to not have to bring a backpack, but then forgot to switch my phone into airplane mode. So I was only able to snag a couple shots before my phone died from searching for a signal for too long. Oh well. Lesson learned. We are hoping to go again this weekend and I hope that we do. It can be easy to forget how absolutely necessary nature is for your soul until you are in it. It started snowing on our way down and it was one of those moments you just want to stand still and lose yourself in for a little while.
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