8.31.19 | pros to hiking at 4 a.m.

Posted on by evelyn
  • It is pitchblack and you can see the constellations
  • The four-lane highway is empty and forgotten
  • The air is chilly and cool
  • The crickets are deafening
  • You never see another soul
  • Deer pass you
  • The entire walk you can untangle the knotted threads in your mind
  • At the top the valley is filled with twinkling lights of far-away cities.
  • You get to watch the sky wake up from your high perch
  • When everything lightens, you can pass the time watching the thick fog move through the hills and listening to roosters from a distant farm.
  • You can hike six miles and still get home in time for breakfast

 

Published by evelyn

heyo! my name is evelyn and i like things like stories, people, elephants, hot tea, chocolate, dancing in the rain and reading poetry out loud in the dark and also driving with the windows down and music up. i name my plants weird names.

15 thoughts on “8.31.19 | pros to hiking at 4 a.m.”

  5. I like to walk very late at night, or very early in the morning. Though I don’t do it very often. This post has reminded me what I am missing. Everything feels more still, and I love seeing the stars. Also it is way easier to imagine that I am someone in a book. Everything just feels more profound or something.
    “You can hike six miles and still get home in time for breakfast.” That made me smile.

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