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ecib · 4657 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ask Hubski: What is the greatest travel experience you've ever had?
>At one point my wife was so exhausted, hot and uncomfortable that she almost turned back. That was the point when I turned to her and said, "remember the shire"...
Reminds me of my encounter with Sleeping Bear Dunes. I remember walking up the first time and seeing a mountain of sand towering above me and thinking "Damn." I started scaling it and my heels were sinking back down at an uncomfortable angle as the sloped sand gave way under the ball of my heel. With some effort, I crested the top with a feeling of satisfaction... ...and then looked at the horizon and saw more dunes stretching for miles. I had to remember the shire many times over to make it to the lake shore where they ended.