Rockies - Day Six

Written on Monday - 7/14/08

"The most dangerous part of your trip is getting there and getting back." Mom, you were SO right. not dangerous , but nonetheless difficult and strenuous. Five minutes before boarding, my flight was canceled. After a tussle with a rude customer service person, I got a non-direct flight to Madison, connecting in Minneapolis, which is where I am now. I stay here for three hours and get home by midnight. everything was far easier when I depended on my feet to get me places. Now they can barely get me 100 feet to the DQ for my dinner and back. The abrasions on my great toes are raw, my ankles are scabbed over, and along with the cuts on my heels, I found a new and fairly large blister on the side of my right foot. I fervently hope that I can find something to work for me tomorrow, because I would be quite inefficient on my own. Hopefully, my boss Johnny will come through for me. Well, there's nothing I can do right now, as it is late, I don't have any numbers on this phone, and I had no way of foreseeing this sort of impediment to my job performance. However, he freaks out at the smallest things, so it's up in the air for right now.

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I'm currently sitting on the place with nothing to report. See you in an hour, and thanks for reading. In the words of my dear friend Levar, don't take my word for it. Go and see it all yourself.

-Caleb-

Rockies - Day Five

Written on Sunday 7/13/08

This last day has been really strange. The hike down to Ypsilon was really easy, but I've been in a bad mood all day. I think it's combined frustration with not knowing whether I could make the bus tomorrow; and being so close to leaving and yet having another day to pass just outside of town. I'm just going to say it: I want to go home. That can be a good thing. I'm sure Mom thinks so. Also, my feet are killing me. Really, once you see them, you'll agree.

So, I hiked all the way to the trailhead this afternoon, just to see how long it would take. I should have no problem getting to the bus tomorrow. It has been an amazing voyage here, and I don't regret a minute.