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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 7653007" data-attributes="member: 58416"><p>My first thought would be to say I'm retired from adventuring. I spent 13 years being infantry in the Army; doing several combat tours. I retired a little over a year ago after an injury forced me out.</p><p></p><p></p><p>However, I'm now at a point where I've recovered enough to travel and do a lot of things that I wanted to do when I got the time, and now I have the time, so...</p><p></p><p>Earlier this year I took a trip to Vegas for my birthday. I was there for about a week. For the last two days, I drove from Vegas to The Grand Canyon. From seeing it on television and reading stories about it, I thought I'd be prepared for what it was like. To some extent I was even afraid I might be bored. Once I arrived and walked to the edge of the rim, I realized how wrong I had been. The epic scale of the canyon isn't captured by television or pictures. Yes, they give some idea of what it will be like, but it's a completely different experience to be standing there and looking out across it; realizing how miniscule you are in comparison. It's also an awesome testament to nature to stop and think about the fact that the unbelievably massive canyon in front of you was carved out by what is a relatively small amount of water. I didn't have enough time to explore it more thoroughly since I was near the end of my trip, but I did learn that you can ride down into the canyon via donkey and camp. I'm setting up a trip to do so next year, and I look forward to the adventure of riding down into the canyon and sleeping under the stars for a few nights. If I have enough time, I may also go rafting down the river.</p><p></p><p>On the same page as "effort and determination," I'd say that one of my most difficult adventures to date has simply been learning how to live again. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's the truth. As I said above, I suffered injuries which ended my previous career. On top of the physical challenges, it was also a heavy mental burden to realize how far I had fallen from what I was before being injured; at times, it was hard to believe I could push myself to become even close to what I was. It's been an arduous journey, and it's still one that I'm working on, but I've come a long way -both physically and mentally; sometimes even emotionally. Pushing through the physical pain was easy; it was convincing myself that I could do it or that it was even worth trying was the hard part. I just got to a point where I told myself that I refused to be a statistic. I wasn't going to be a percentage point for someone doing a survey of vets who had fallen on hard times. I still have days where I struggle, and I may never be 100% the same again, but I still work at it. I push myself. I make an effort to be better every day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 7653007, member: 58416"] My first thought would be to say I'm retired from adventuring. I spent 13 years being infantry in the Army; doing several combat tours. I retired a little over a year ago after an injury forced me out. However, I'm now at a point where I've recovered enough to travel and do a lot of things that I wanted to do when I got the time, and now I have the time, so... Earlier this year I took a trip to Vegas for my birthday. I was there for about a week. For the last two days, I drove from Vegas to The Grand Canyon. From seeing it on television and reading stories about it, I thought I'd be prepared for what it was like. To some extent I was even afraid I might be bored. Once I arrived and walked to the edge of the rim, I realized how wrong I had been. The epic scale of the canyon isn't captured by television or pictures. Yes, they give some idea of what it will be like, but it's a completely different experience to be standing there and looking out across it; realizing how miniscule you are in comparison. It's also an awesome testament to nature to stop and think about the fact that the unbelievably massive canyon in front of you was carved out by what is a relatively small amount of water. I didn't have enough time to explore it more thoroughly since I was near the end of my trip, but I did learn that you can ride down into the canyon via donkey and camp. I'm setting up a trip to do so next year, and I look forward to the adventure of riding down into the canyon and sleeping under the stars for a few nights. If I have enough time, I may also go rafting down the river. On the same page as "effort and determination," I'd say that one of my most difficult adventures to date has simply been learning how to live again. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's the truth. As I said above, I suffered injuries which ended my previous career. On top of the physical challenges, it was also a heavy mental burden to realize how far I had fallen from what I was before being injured; at times, it was hard to believe I could push myself to become even close to what I was. It's been an arduous journey, and it's still one that I'm working on, but I've come a long way -both physically and mentally; sometimes even emotionally. Pushing through the physical pain was easy; it was convincing myself that I could do it or that it was even worth trying was the hard part. I just got to a point where I told myself that I refused to be a statistic. I wasn't going to be a percentage point for someone doing a survey of vets who had fallen on hard times. I still have days where I struggle, and I may never be 100% the same again, but I still work at it. I push myself. I make an effort to be better every day. [/QUOTE]
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