Another solo adventure

I flew to Haida Gwaii during the winter break of 2021. In one day I saw the sunrise at the south end of the island, drove to the north end by Masset, climbed Tow Hill, made it down to see the sunset at Port Clements and finally the moon rise in Sandpit. It was an epic day.

As I hiked up the Hill at 2:00pm, I had a fearful voice talking to me at every step. The first was ‘The trail will be too slippery’. It wasn’t (at first) So I go a walking stick for stability. Then ‘You won’t be able to do it before dark so just do the easy trail’ To which I replied ‘If it gets too late I’ll find a place to stay.’So I puffed my way 2/3 up and took a break. There was a sign choosing to go down to the blow hole or continue up. Fear spoke again ‘ You’ve done enough you can go down.’ I had gone 600m ( I use the all trails app which shows me how far I’ve travelled) and there was only 400m more to the top. I used a mantra I had recently written to encourage myself ‘ I am a determined , inspiring, enchanter’. I continued up. I got to the top and saw such a view! As I took it all in, I burst into happy tears. Nothing needs to stop me. I can take breaks and go anywhere! it was a beautiful day and I got down in the light.