Earlier this month I posted "No summer monsoon rain in Phoenix (so far)". & boy, was I wrong. Soon after, the storms started which is very welcome during the summer heat, but then the problems also began; wind damage, microbursts, uprooted trees, etc. In more tragic cases like in Payson, even death.
But for this morning, there was no rain forecast so I decided to go hiking.
Nevertheless, when I got to Camelback mountain there was drizzling rain. I thought about turning back & going home, but I just thought to myself "just hike slow & steady", "like a tank".
A young woman (friend of mine) once said that. We were hiking and she kept stopping wanting to take a rest. & at one point, she wanted to head back. A senior-citizen hiker whom we'd passed by earlier (slow & steady) walked right past us. I said to her:"See? If he can do it, you can too -- He's slow but he's advancing".
"He's slow -- Like a tank" she said.
So yes, I decided to hike "like a tank".
& still, despite my shoes not having enough thread for slippery rock it was a good hike (I did witness from afar a couple of people slip and fall, thankfully they were accompanied by friends or significant others & it ended up not being anything serious). But it is risky if you're not 100% focused on the hike, & even then I've fallen a few times on other occasions: it happens to everybody, you just gotta be alert & take precaution.
But it was worth the hike as always, the view from the top is always great (as you can see from the picture above).
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