I really liked how you chose to frame the prompt as being overwhelmed and drowning in the annoyance of other people.
That is exactly how I feel when I go out hiking and things are just crowded. It's more likely to be true in a state park than on a random trail, too, but it still feels like, "But where is MY oneness with nature?"
You handled the loose dog better than I would, possibly because you have dogs? I'm kind of afraid of them, so having a dog come at me and get up in my space is alarming. I really hate it when people let their dogs off-leash in public places like that, and often, they're not supposed to!
Can't help you with the baby thing, though. We used to take our first child hiking until she was about 1. I carried her in a backpack. She didn't cry, but if she got sleep, she would start yelling to try to keep herself awake. It was super annoying. She had "fear of missing out" before it was even a thing!
But possibly not as bad as having a small child scream right in your ear!
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That is exactly how I feel when I go out hiking and things are just crowded. It's more likely to be true in a state park than on a random trail, too, but it still feels like, "But where is MY oneness with nature?"
You handled the loose dog better than I would, possibly because you have dogs? I'm kind of afraid of them, so having a dog come at me and get up in my space is alarming. I really hate it when people let their dogs off-leash in public places like that, and often, they're not supposed to!
Can't help you with the baby thing, though. We used to take our first child hiking until she was about 1. I carried her in a backpack. She didn't cry, but if she got sleep, she would start yelling to try to keep herself awake. It was super annoying. She had "fear of missing out" before it was even a thing!
But possibly not as bad as having a small child scream right in your ear!