{"id":1543,"date":"2015-06-30T02:09:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T02:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2015\/06\/30\/stories-from-the-trail-chapter-four-broad-forks-basin"},"modified":"2021-09-27T04:32:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:32:29","slug":"stories-from-the-trail-chapter-four-broad-forks-basin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=1543","title":{"rendered":"stories from the trail : Chapter Four "Broad Forks Basin""},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2013, I started a “stories from the trail<\/i>” series to track my hikes I was planning on doing along the Wasatch Front here in northern Utah. Sadly I only made it to chapter three<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But my life spent outside isn’t set by timetables or deadlines, rather I pick up where I previously left off, no worse for wear.<\/p>\n

Broad Forks Basin seemed like a decent hike to start off with for this summer. A little over three miles round trip, with an elevation climb of 1,900 feet. I should have done a little more research on that last statistic though, as the climb was almost entirely vertical, and kicked the proverbial shit out of me.<\/p>\n

I was so sweaty initially that I was a spiderweb, flies were sticking to me and couldn’t get leave.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Case in point…..<\/a>Yet once I acclimated and hydrated repeatedly, my body accustomed itself and I could focus more on the natural beauty than my own pounding heart and lungs. When I arrived to the basin, Mother Nature stole my breath instead of the elevation.<\/a>I made my way through the brush and climbed to the highest point on a pile of rocks. It seemed to be the ideal place to read the book I’d brought.<\/a>I opened “Meaning of the Qur’an”. It stated it was a guidance for mankind, but my true objective for reading came from my Qur’an Incident<\/a> in 2011. It has taken me awhile to get to, but this seemed to be the prime time to delve more into that experience.<\/a>“Verily, We have revealed to you this Book with truth for mankind; so whoever accepts guidance benefits his soul and whoever strays away hurts his own soul. Nor you are set over them to dispose of their affairs<\/i>.”
(Qur’an 39:41)<\/p>\n

With an open mind I turn page after page as clouds slowly pass overhead, the sun gently kissing my forehead and ants scurrying on the rocks below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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