and beauty await.
i recently went hiking with a dear friend of mine up one of our canyons. we had left the base of the mountain in the early evening with no destination planned. we had multiple options and knew we’d decide as we pressed on. the first part of the hike was fairly easy and we climbed it quickly. when we reached the top, we had three options: proceed straight ahead and enjoy a beautiful lake, turn right and head into lower trails, or head left and keep climbing higher. we chose to turn left and proceed higher and deeper into the mountain. this was my first time hiking in 