# Large as God - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/large-as-god/ - Published: 2024-06-01T07:58:57-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **It is my final full day here in the Faroes Island.** I pick a random hike, wake up a little earlier than usual, and drive out of the capital and start heading up, up, up…. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPTempDownload. jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1) **No one else is here** at the trailhead. I feel as large as God, taking in the stunning landscape before me. God is as small as I as I ready myself for the trail. The weather is picture perfect. I’m literally in heaven as I get going. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPTempDownload- 6.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1) **I reach the top of mountain**, and for a spell I just look outward in all directions, taking it all in. All my anxiety and fear, self loathing and hatred, pain and body aches, all of it just disappears. Have I died? It feels like I have. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPTempDownload- 7.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1) **Hiking along the ridgeline** for a bit, and then the trail just ends. I could go back the way I came, or I could just free style it straight down the mountainside, akin to the sheep that have become my companions during my time here in the Faroes. I decide on the latter…. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPTempDownload- 13.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1) **I slip a time or two**, but it only heightens the experience, and the adrenaline rush pushes me to finish. As I get back to my car, I see that the beautiful morning sky is slowly changing, as a storm is blowing in from the North. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/large-as-god/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Large%20as%20God&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Flarge-as-god%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/large-as-god/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/large-as-god/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/large-as-god/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/large-as-god/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…