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Houston, we definitely do NOT have a problem

Houston, we definitely do NOT have a problem

Hellicopter Hitch

December 31, 2015 by Ashley Hill

I hit that harmony spot where everything falls perfectly into place... effortlessly, wonderfully, even magically. I woke up at 5:00 like an energetic bunny on crack. Hop, skip and jumping my way up the mountain only to be surprised by a trail maintenance team of two. Their helicopter lift was on its way and they left me with an ice cold breakfast beer and a smile stretching from ear to ear. Mr. Pilot returned a short time later for their gear and rubish and offered me a quick elevated tour of the mountain I just climbed.

Speechlessly ecstatic. Like that little kid who wakes up and finds a coin under her pillow from the tooth fairy for the first time.  He dropped me back off at the hut since he didn't have landing permission from the farmers below for my requested hitch, but I was more than happy to finish this section on foot.

I'm starting to understand how this thing works. When you do cool thing, cooler things happen to you all the time. You just have to go out there to get it!!! 

December 31, 2015 /Ashley Hill
Te Araroa, Helicopter Hitch, Bloody Mary
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