I decided to go for a walk…

It had been years since I did this sort of thing, but something in me moved differently that morning and, spurred on by an unseen force, I sprung upright from bed despite my desire to remain warm and comfortable underneath my covers. Half-awake, I navigated through the dark of my bedroom, dawned a comfortable pair of pants, an old t-shirt, and an old pair of boots before stuffing a couple of water bottles into my backpack. Making sure to grab my binoculars, I headed out into the still gray morning to climb a mountain.