The Hike

 

This mountain (about 360 meters) is about one-tenth the size of Mt. Fuji (3,776 meters). This mountain is approximately one twenty-fourth the size of Mount Everest (8,848 meters).

On October 31st, 2018, which was Reformation Day, Dad, bro, and I went hiking. We met a few people on the way, including an elderly man who said that there was a good view from the top of the mountain. On one of our breaks, at an “arbor”, we met another elderly man who came talking to us in a friendly way. (It was hard for us to speak, since we were almost out of breath). He went up first.

And so for about an hour we huffed and puffed, exerted our strength, and made our way up the mountain little by little. (I think this is my second or third time I climbed this mountain, the first time being when I was five or six years old).

And after many huffs and puffs and eeks and yeows (Well, OK, no “eeks” or “yeows”, ’cause we ain’t climbing Mount Doom…), we reached the top…

View from top.

Dad, bro, and I looked at the nice view from the top of the mountain and sat on a bench to rest our aching legs. We ate mini Haribos, and yup, those were the best tasting Haribos I’ve ever eaten in my whole life!

According to Dad, the best tasting coffee he ever tasted was on top of a mountain. I like to drink coffee, especially in the morning. My favorite coffee blend is the Kilimanjaro Blend, but really, this has nothing to do with the topic…

Going back to the story, we said goodbye to the kind man whom we met at the “arbor” and climbed down the mountain.

Altogether it took us about an hour and a half to climb up and down the mountain. We walked about 1,850 meters both ways (approximately 4 kilometers altogether).

When we finally came back to the starting point, we thanked God for keeping us safe on our way and for letting us enjoy the nature that He created for us. We had a wonderful time climbing the mountain and we hope to do it again some other time… maybe a different mountain.　😎

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” — Psalm 90:2

Thanks a lot for viewing!! Hope you have a great day!!! ✨😊👍✨

J.S.

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