North Cascades: Beauty Doesn’t Fix Exhaustion

The photos never show how tired you get. North Cascades National Park looks like a screensaver—sharp peaks, endless green, rivers that make you believe in starting over. But after the third day, my legs were heavy, my mind heavier. I kept thinking a new view would reset something inside me. It didn’t. I watched the sun drop behind the mountains and felt the same old ache, just colder. Sometimes you hike for hours and all you get is proof that you can’t outrun yourself, not even here. No one warns you: even in the wildest places, you bring your own weight. #TravelExhaustion #HikingTruths #NatureUnfiltered #Travel