Hiking windy trails
Standing on sleeping giants
Awe above tree line
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Hiking windy trails
Standing on sleeping giants
Awe above tree line
Sandy dry creek bed
Quiet steps, still mountain air
Deafening silence
Snow melt flows downhill
Trails emerge as muddy troughs
Birds greet our slow trek
Dark empty shadows
Moon and headlamp reveal trail
Night push to summit