I was in Seattle when I got to know about the Olympic National Forest hike. I inquired about it and very soon decided to do this hike alone. This was my first ever hike into the wild. I took this

The bus braked suddenly and I banged myself on the seat in front of me. I woke up in agony. The bus had arrived at Port Angeles. I geared up my rucksack and got down. Quickly bought a sandwich and

“You are going to die. Few more breaths, and that’s it!” alerted my dog-tired mind. “No no! You can do it. Push yourself. You are an achiever. Go…” encouraged my I-can-do-it mind. Hold on! I’ll start from the beginning. It was the