Lazy Sundays are sometimes nice, but I enjoy an active Sunday in nature more. Yesterday afternoon, my friend and I went to Crowder’s mountain for a hike. There is something about nature that puts me at ease. I don’t care what bad things are going on in my life, when I go out for a walk, all bad feelings start to disappear.
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” –John Lubbock
With every hike, you need to fuel properly, so before I had: almonds, water, grapes, and Greek yogurt. After getting to the top, I had a refreshing Bai Drink. After hiking, I had a bag of trail mix. (the typical hiking snack)
I am so proud of the dogs that make it to the top. I can’t for the weather to get a tad cooler so I can bring Grumples. It’s way too hot for him right now, but I know he’d love it.
Taking a break from the boring gym is also the nice thing about hiking.
After sitting at the top for a while looking over North Carolina, we headed back down. I felt accomplished as I looked down and saw the sweat, dirt, and leaves sticking to my body. You all know I love to paint nature, and I think that was nature’s way of painting me.
Question of the day:
What is your favorite way to connect with nature?
It’s hard to connect with nature where I live because I’m right in the middle of the city, but I love walking through parks to enjoy the trees and flowers. I also love running on this Greenway that is a nice landscaped path that takes me to this cool marsh where you can see airplanes taking off in the distance. It’s the closest I can get to nature where I live!
I love getting out and going for a hike! Living in South Carolina, my favorite part has been being so close to the mountains!
Wow–that looks amazing!
Going for long walks, hiking, or backpacking. Sometimes it’s so relaxing to get away for a few days at a time and just connect with nature and yourself. I love it! 🙂
I love going on walks up in the mountains. The air is so fresh and it just feels so nice being surrounded by nature. I did a blog post on it. here
I went on a lot of hikes this summer too and they were such a nice break from running alone day after day! I really want to find a waterfall hike.
Wow! So beautiful!
I love bai too <3 definitely one of my favorite drinks. I voted 🙂