Today was another surreal one. The hike up to Panorama Ridge saw the vegetation get thinner and thinner until there was nothing but lichen, the only plant that had the attitude to face the altitude. At some point on the ascent, every fully-grown tree became shorter than me, and I knew that I hadn't experienced something like this ever before. I found the everyday use of the word “free” (costing no money) to not apply on this hike. This experience may not have cost me money but it was not free - it cost me most of my body and mind’s will. I felt uncomfortable to be in an environment so desolate that almost every trace of life was non-existent, and even more uncomfortable to know that it was I who put myself in this environment.
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When we got back to camp, I just relaxed and talked with Owen for the few extra hours we had before dinner, and I laughed the hardest I have laughed in the whole trip (by far) at something he told me. I was explaining how I had talked with Dave about computer monitors on the way back, and asked him if he knew what a 144 Hz monitor was (In a nutshell, 144 Hz means that the monitor refreshes it’s picture 144 times per second, making moving objects smoother than a normal 60 Hz monitor - usually the difference is only noticeable in very fast paced and competitive shooter games.) He laughed and told me all about how his little brother wanted to get one so desperately for his video games, and he had been bugging his family for one for EVER (they are very expensive). So out of curiosity I ask him what sort of games he plays, and Owen tells me he only plays ONE game. I am thinking it must be CS:GO or some other competitive shooter, but no. He only plays a game called Geometry Dash! Geometry Dash is a free phone game where you are a cube and you dodge spikes. That is the entirety of the game. I was baffled. And then I was hysterically laughing and had collapsed to the ground. Go
While on the …show more content…
When we got back to camp, I just relaxed and talked with Owen for the few extra hours we had before dinner, and I laughed the hardest I have laughed in the whole trip (by far) at something he told me. I was explaining how I had talked with Dave about computer monitors on the way back, and asked him if he knew what a 144 Hz monitor was (In a nutshell, 144 Hz means that the monitor refreshes it’s picture 144 times per second, making moving objects smoother than a normal 60 Hz monitor - usually the difference is only noticeable in very fast paced and competitive shooter games.) He laughed and told me all about how his little brother wanted to get one so desperately for his video games, and he had been bugging his family for one for EVER (they are very expensive). So out of curiosity I ask him what sort of games he plays, and Owen tells me he only plays ONE game. I am thinking it must be CS:GO or some other competitive shooter, but no. He only plays a game called Geometry Dash! Geometry Dash is a free phone game where you are a cube and you dodge spikes. That is the entirety of the game. I was baffled. And then I was hysterically laughing and had collapsed to the ground. Go