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The Winds Don't Care About Your Instagram

Day three in Wyoming's Wind River Range. My GPS died. Phone battery at 12%. The trail markers disappeared somewhere between the last creek crossing and this pile of granite that all looks the same. I'd planned this trip for months. Studied every map, packed every backup. But the Winds strip away your preparedness like altitude strips away your breath. Sitting on a boulder at 11,000 feet, I realized something: I'd been hiking to prove I could handle anything. Instead, I learned I couldn't handle this—and that was exactly the point. The mountains don't care about your personal growth arc. They just exist, indifferent and perfect, while you figure out if you're strong enough to be small. #SoloHikingTruth #WildernessReality #MountainHumbling #Travel