the other side of the mountain

I wake up incredibly sore, but excited at the prospect of walking straight today.

Oops, no such luck.

Today we hike up and down and then straight a little and then up a lot. I hate it. My legs hurt, my heels hurt, my shoulders and hips are sore from the pack. I feel absolutely spent. I feel as though I hiked really hard yesterday, all the way down the mountain, for nothing. There has been no rest time, no relaxation time, no time to regain energy for this next bit. It is very hard. I cry several times.