We meet up with a lot of interesting folks along the trail. The most common interchanges go something like, "Are we almost to the top?" "Have you seen any snakes?" "Will this be worth it?" and the ever so common variation of: "We heard there's a Starbucks (Dairy Queen... etc) waiting for us up there..."
Some people we pass are tourists who are experiencing the desert for the first time, some are parents with children out spending family time together, some are young and spry and sprint effortlessly up and down, and some are elderly folks who inspire us to stay active and hiking well into the future.
Then, there are the familiar faces. The hiking junkies like us who hit the trails on a regular basis. Such recognition often leads to comparisons of days and time spent hiking and brief introductions of ourselves. One guy in particular we see almost everytime we're there... he hikes our usual trail two or three times a day, everyday! Amazing! His name is Allen. Now, usually I can't remember names and rely on someone else in the group to retain such facts. In Allen's case though, I can easily remember his name because either the same day or shortly after learning it, one of my friends posted this hillarious video on facebook. Then name connection has stuck.
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