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I've been enjoying my vacation, and yesterday Hubs and I enjoyed some hiking around the north half of Deception Pass State Park. I'd never hiked those trails; they're beautiful!
Anyways, we were hiking up a narrow, rocky trail, and coming down ahead of us was a schoolgroup of teens. A couple decided to race down the trail.
Hubby and I just went
and ducked to the sides as they came barreling past. Yes, they would have trampled us if we hadn't. Hell, you can barely squeeze pass other people as it is on this part of the trail. One of the girls fell down, tumbling over several times, while the guy ran past saying sorry and how he couldn't slow down.
Of course, everyone just laughed at the girl instead of finding out if she was okay. She was, but as I said, (1) it is a rocky trail, with lots of rock pointing out of the trail that are painful to land on, and (2) it's a rather narrow cliffside trail where falling off would be very painful (and along other parts of the trail, fatal), so this girl was rather lucky she didn't get hurt any worse. (I have experience falling off similar trails in the past...yes, it hurts and hiking out on a sprained ankle is not pleasant.)
Of course, the parents pretty much ignored the whole thing. One of the moms sort of glanced up when everyone began laughing, and then returned to the conversation. I overheard them talking about which colleges their offspring would be attending. They may want to make sure the kids survive to get there first.
We waited for the whole group to pass before we continued, just in case any others decided to stampede down upon us.
Anyways, we were hiking up a narrow, rocky trail, and coming down ahead of us was a schoolgroup of teens. A couple decided to race down the trail.
Hubby and I just went
and ducked to the sides as they came barreling past. Yes, they would have trampled us if we hadn't. Hell, you can barely squeeze pass other people as it is on this part of the trail. One of the girls fell down, tumbling over several times, while the guy ran past saying sorry and how he couldn't slow down.Of course, everyone just laughed at the girl instead of finding out if she was okay. She was, but as I said, (1) it is a rocky trail, with lots of rock pointing out of the trail that are painful to land on, and (2) it's a rather narrow cliffside trail where falling off would be very painful (and along other parts of the trail, fatal), so this girl was rather lucky she didn't get hurt any worse. (I have experience falling off similar trails in the past...yes, it hurts and hiking out on a sprained ankle is not pleasant.)
Of course, the parents pretty much ignored the whole thing. One of the moms sort of glanced up when everyone began laughing, and then returned to the conversation. I overheard them talking about which colleges their offspring would be attending. They may want to make sure the kids survive to get there first.
We waited for the whole group to pass before we continued, just in case any others decided to stampede down upon us.
And I was being careful, no less. Mother Nature doesn't give a damn about you being careless and she will be beyond apathetic if you end up dead. Had some impressive bruises from that little debacle. 
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