These pictures are to help explain my mountain metaphor. This is the Summit Trail at Piestewa Peak in Phoenix Mountain Park (Arizona). The climb is 1,190 feet over 1.2 miles, ending at an elevation of 2,608 feet.
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- The Warm Up
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- Doesn’t look too hard…
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- Uh Oh – it’s Uphill
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- Cactus & Reptiles – Don’t Grab the Wall!
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- These are Steps?
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- Step, Step, Step
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- More Steps…
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- Can You Say Pain…
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- Halfway
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- Great View are Painkillers
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- Maybe Part II is easier
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- Look! A Straight-away!!
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- Whew! Easy Stairs
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- Getting Tougher…
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- This is HIGH! Gotta be close.
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- I…Can…Do…This…
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- Jeez, c’mon top
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- Last turn.
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- Toughest Steps Yet
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- 25 Steps to Success!
Now, here’s where a good photographer displays the “money” shot, the one everyone wants to see. This photog ran out of film. Somehow, that seemed appropriate. If the mountain stands for mental health, I’ve got many steps to master before I can relax on the peak and enjoy my hard work. When that time comes, I’ll show ya the view.
