I know, I know. I had a head injury. Maybe it’s not the hiker brain.
Did I tell you today?
After walking 1,000 miles in the AT, I hope that the routines were in their place. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. But, as I talked to other hikers, I have heard similar stories. Many hikers begin planning to burst every day. But after walking all day, establishing a camp, preparing dinner and hanging out with other hikers, we forget to write about our exciting day. Then three days pass and it is difficult to remember the walk that happened three days ago. Many leave the newspaper.
I refused to give up, but I needed something that helped me remember my walks. So I have made sure to take photos every day. If I miss the newspaper for a few days, I return and look at my photos. They remove my memory and writing juices flow.
Oh, no!
Putting up the way after the replenishment is exciting. Until you realize that you forgot something necessary, such as protection against insects or sunscreen. These (and others) essential hikers are easy to lose. I have even heard of hikers who forgot to replenish their allergy medicine. These moments of the hiker brain make us return to the city before planning and shorten hiking days.
Usually, I do not use a shopping list, but my list now prevents my hiker brain from causeing me problems. Sometimes I add it, but sometimes I am walking, but especially the day before heading to the city. This list has become a lifeguard.
Did I take my medications?
Taking medications along the way is a pain. But my medications keep me walking. I have no thyroid due to winning a battle with thyroid cancer in 2014. This requires that you take two medications. Rheumatoid arthritis requires that you take a medicine more twice a day to keep my articular swelling under control.
I have always used an alarm on my phone to remind me to take my medicine. On the way, my phone often turns off to keep the battery. It is not a good reminder. I have had to find a new way to overcome my hiker brain for these essential tasks. So I take them when breakfast and lunch.
Is it real?
I’m not sure that Hiker Brain is real. But I have never walked half a marathon day after day. Nor have I had to discover how to get my groceries in a place other than a grocery store. I have also not headed in a rock until recently.
But my head has been cured, and I even walked the roller coaster successfully. The Russian mountain is one of Virginia’s most challenging sections, so we broke it in two days. Pushing until the end was satisfactory but exhausting. I think the extreme effort leads to the brain experience of hikers.
Is it the real hiker brain? If you have an opinion, share it in the comments section!
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