I can feel the thrill and excitement and awe of your trek Darine! There is really something in hiking that can feed our souls.
This blog has made me reminisce my previous major hike in Mt Apo here in the Philippines : https://peakd.com/hive-163772/@thestrollingmind/i-doubt-i-can-reaching-to-the-top-most-place-in-the-philippines-mt-apo
Yeah, that's true. It soothes and excites at the same time!
I will read your post!