A View from Mt Philo
A Cessna flying into the sunset over Lake Champlain surrounded by the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Look closely... is that Champ's head sticking out of the water in the middle of the lake? I hope to get to make a short climb to the top of Owl's Head at Lake Groton this summer and that got me looking for photos from the last time we did any hiking. Hikes, no matter how short and easy, can be a dangerous thing for me. Systemic Mastocytosis can cause anaphylaxis at any random time but especially when my body temperature rises. This makes hiking difficult for me. Another issue for me when it comes to hiking is my energy level. My energy level has been so low that any sort of hike is difficult. Trying to hike uphill and then downhill is a lot of work. All this stress on my body also causes a risk of anaphylaxis too. Needless to say, hikes have been few and far between since my health has started struggling with Systemic Mastocytosis.