A healthy pain

Cannon Mountain ski area, in New Hampshire—Photo by Fredlyfish4 

Cannon Mountain ski area, in New Hampshire

—Photo by Fredlyfish4

“My thighs don't hurt, no, it's all in my calves,
different muscles from a normal trail hike,
I've drank too much water, but I make it,
cooler air of altitude braces me,
green New England rolls out before my eyes…’’

From “Hiking Up a Ski Trail in Summer,’’ by David Welch