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kleinbl00 · 1903 days ago · link · · parent · post: UTAH TRIP REPORT or: How I Learned Not To Hike Alone by Breaking My Leg
I'm glad you learned a thing or two about risk in a well-traveled environment. I'm particularly glad you learned it at a young and impressionable age. Which is not to say I'm glad you broke your leg or cut your vacation short. That sucks. But the "I'm going to jump off a rock into a slippery canyon of rocks" impulse is one that some people never learn from. Now read (or re-read) the following with a new sense of appreciation.