so i went hiking today

yeah, i said it. ME HIKING. a bit north of beirut, near jbeil (byblos).

i decided to try it despite not thinking it would be my thing, and i have concluded...

that i was entirely correct. i appreciate pretty things much more when i'm not concerned about a) slipping on wet, muddy rocks falling-down-stairs-style since it rained in the morning, and b) my bladder. and fine, i didn't have the right footwear and i was exhausted because daylight savings snuck up on me in a very serious way and the hike was much more difficult than most people anticipated, but my legs are twitching now and that's clearly not ok.

on a more positive note, at least i have a sense of what i would or wouldn't enjoy. and i managed to get some good pictures.