You Know You're A Hiker When...

You start doing the same trails over again in different seasons.

There is something wonderful about hiking the same trail multiple times. Different weather, different trail conditions, different air..it's like reading a book for the second time and discovering something new.

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. – John Muir

It's a challenge to not think of hiking experiences as a bucket-list item to check off. Revisiting this hike over and over again has opened up my mind to the beauty of dedication and virtue of repetition.

To be fully human is to be wild. Wild is the strange pull and whispering wisdom. Its the gentle nudge and the forceful ache. It is your truth, passed down from the ancients, and the very stream of life in your blood. Wild is the soul where passion and creativity reside, and the quickening of your heart. Wild is what is real, and wild is your home.
– Victoria Erickson

The vastness of the Eastern Washington landscape is both calming and other-worldly. It's been good year and a half of learning it.

Each time I hike up this ridge, I appreciate a new aspect of the journey and I learn something different about myself.

How do you choose your hikes? Do you ever hike the same trails over again? Or are you moving through hikes bucket-list style? You might just learn something new about yourself by choosing the same hiking spot a few times over :)

Check out my first post about the Manashtash Ridge: Steemit Break For A Hiking Adventure!

Shot with Mavic Pro and Nexus 5x.