How time alone in nature taught hiker JenPharrDavis to grapple with the emotions we may all be feeling during self-isolation
and too much togetherness, the months Davis has spent alone in the wilderness may offer valuable insight for grappling with the emotions of the pandemic.My problem-solving and ingenuity improved, because I mostly hiked by myself on that first journey. If something went wrong, I had to figure out a solution without anyone else around. That was scary at first, but it also made me feel confident and independent.
The trail also removes expectations. I was geared toward meeting other people’s expectations, whether it was a social cue or acting a certain way, and when the expectations were removed, it was easier to be myself and relax my mind.I’m a big believer in exercise. As much as people can during this time, get out and walk. The first night I set up my tent by myself I was so scared. But I was also tired. I had never hiked 15 miles with a pack on my back before.
When we first started backpacking together, we were backpacking the Colorado Trail. I don’t think he stopped talking for the first three days. I turned around and was like, “You know you don’t have to talk the whole time!” He said, “Oh, I thought you wanted that!” He was trying to entertain me, but it was driving me crazy. We had to open up and communicate.
We started in Maine, and I got shin splints on day three. I got to New Hampshire and had horrible weather. I was going over a 6,000-foot ridgeline and it started to sleet, and I became hypothermic. There was no thought of the record on the trail. I was just thinking: It’s dangerous, I’m stumbling, I’m trying to sing out loud and mumbling all my words, I’m losing it.
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