So Far Right Now

Near the beginning of this adventure, Jeff and I discovered that things can quickly change from good to bad. A beautiful, sunny day could soon become a stormy, rainy day. And no pains in the morning could become blisters and aches by middday. So we started clarifying everything by saying “so far.” 

Examples:

It’s a beautiful day, so far. 

I feel great, so far. 

No clouds in the sky, so far. 

My feet don’t hurt, so far. 

Today we also realized that things can go from good to bad to good again. Very soon after a glorious start to our supposedly 9.4 mile hike, it began to rain and thunder. Then it stopped. Then we got lost and added additional miles to our day. And it started storming again. 

With help from a great MST staff member when we just happened to momentarily get service, we found our way back to the trail and continued with a beautiful afternoon. 

But then it started storming again and we literally had to run down the mountain. Now we are safely at our campsite where there are showers and drinking water. The basic necessities. 

So we’re changing our phrase to “right now.” As in: I am dry and warm in my sleeping bag, right now.