I stood at Athabasca Falls, pretending to care about the spray on my face. The water was loud—louder than my thoughts, but not enough to drown them out. People kept jostling for the perfect shot, selfie sticks swinging, voices echoing off the rocks. I kept thinking: I flew halfway across the country for this? For a moment that looks better in someone else’s feed than it feels in my own skin? It’s easy to chase places that promise awe. Harder to admit when you feel nothing. Sometimes the real view is the gap between what you expected and what you actually feel. And no filter fixes that. #Travel #TravelDiscomfort #ExpectationVsReality