Wednesday, July 21: Musings from Chris

Written By David Green

The first thing I wrote about the trip.

Just about Sunset I was atop 

Springer Mountain..

As I climbed my mantra was 

“God don’t let me die here”. 

Finally reaching the plaque commemorating the beginning of the Appalachian trail. 

I caught my breath. 

I began to hear thunder headed my way. 

I pressed on a little longer for a promised summit that I never found. 

The sky grew dark fast. 

The grace period of twilight, 

I anticipated had just vanished. 

I turned around. 

For me the sound of the rain on the canopy above was like a distant crowd, unanimously applauding my not suffering a massive coronary arrest 

on the Appalachian Trail.

All the way down Springer Mountain the rain was shielded away by the trees. 

The deluge hardly touched me. 

I was alone for a few hours, 

deep in the woods...

feeling my way back down to camp. 

Good medicine.

David Green

David Green is a retired entrepreneur, long-distance runner, and writer who has completed numerous ultra events including solo runs across the United States, Brazil, and Spain—and is now preparing to cross Europe on foot. His love of movement, adventure, and open roads is matched only by his bond with dogs. In 2022, he and his wife, Mônica, founded Friends of Lucky Caminho, a nonprofit that helps rescue stray dogs along Brazil’s Caminho da Fé trail, where he first met Lucky. David lives in Florida and Portugal with Mônica and their three rescue dogs. A portion of this book’s proceeds supports the charity.

https://www.davidgreen.run
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