The journey has a certain vibe to it, it is about self-reliance and destinations, goals and objectives, and experiences and challenges. We expect to be able to take care of ourselves along the way and have limited expectations for what others will do for us. And yet for as little as we need or want from others, there is beauty in the unexpected; that time when someone does something for us without our asking, the trail angel who leaves supplies for us, or the total stranger who comes to our rescue when we least expect it. The consistency of these random acts of kindness reminds us that the world is made of a lot of wonderful people and when we put ourselves out there it conspires in our favor and makes the journey just that much better.

Loving life when the trail angel helps me

Joe