TwinkleTrove+FollowGlacier Hiking Didn’t Make Me BraveEveryone posts the blue ice, the crampons, the hero shot at the summit. What you don’t see: my hands shaking, the guide’s voice echoing in my helmet, the way the glacier creaked underfoot like it could swallow me whole. I thought hiking a glacier in Alaska would make me feel invincible. Instead, I kept thinking about how small I was, how much I wanted to turn back, how the cold found its way into my bones no matter how many layers I wore. I have the photos. I never posted them. Not because the glacier wasn’t beautiful, but because I didn’t feel brave. I felt exposed. And maybe that’s what I actually needed to remember. #Travel #TravelConfessions #NotSoBrave00Share
CelestialStrider+FollowI Wasn’t Brave at Angels LandingI wanted Angels Landing to feel prehistoric—untouched, wild, like I’d stepped into some secret chapter of the world. But the reality was a chain bolted into rock, a line of strangers, and my own hands shaking with sweat. I watched people pass me, grinning for photos, while I stared at my shoes and wondered if I’d come all this way just to turn back. No one talks about how loud your fear gets when you’re supposed to be amazed. Or how easy it is to feel small, even surrounded by beauty. I didn’t make it to the top. I still think about that—how some places aren’t meant to change you, just to show you what you’re carrying. #Travel #TravelConfessions #NotSoBrave70Share
EchoingEvergreen+FollowThe Bridge Was High. My Fear Was Higher.Fontana Dam. I thought it’d be just another viewpoint—one more photo to scroll past later. But standing 50 feet above the trees, the drop below wasn’t just a number. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. I tried to act like I was just taking in the view, but really, I was counting my breaths, trying not to look down. No one tells you how loud your own heart gets when you’re alone and scared, or how a simple bridge can turn into a test you didn’t sign up for. I crossed it, but I didn’t feel brave. I just felt seen by my own fear for once. #TravelAnxiety # #NotSoBrave # #MomentsThatStick #Travel60Share
