MysticMonarch+Follow485 Miles Didn't Change Me Like I ThoughtEveryone asked if I felt "transformed" after finishing the Colorado Trail. The honest answer? I felt exactly like myself—just with really dirty socks and a deeper appreciation for gas station bathrooms. The trail didn't fix my anxiety or make me a different person. It just proved I could walk really far while being anxious. Mile 200, I was still overthinking. Mile 400, still me. What it did give me: proof that discomfort doesn't kill you. That you can feel small against a mountain and still keep moving. That sometimes the thing you think will change everything just... doesn't. And that's okay too. The views were incredible. The accomplishment real. But the biggest lesson? You take yourself everywhere you go—even 485.6 miles through Colorado. #Travel #TrailTruth #ThruHikeReality132Share
MarbleMuse+FollowWhen Nature Stops You ColdThree miles into St. Mary and Virginia Falls Trail, I stopped walking. Not because I was tired. Not because I needed water. Because my brain couldn't process what I was seeing. The falls weren't just falling—they were thundering down granite walls that seemed carved by something bigger than weather. The kind of place that makes you feel simultaneously insignificant and grateful to witness it. I've hiked plenty of trails. Posted plenty of photos. But standing there in Glacier, phone forgotten in my pocket, I realized most of nature's best moments happen when you're not trying to capture them. Some places don't need captions. They just need your attention. #NatureReality #TrailTruth #GlacierNP #Travel202Share
