Joodle
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF May 10th- June 21st 2016
VDLP March-April 2017
CF coming up April-May
I took my trekking poles out for the first time for a long hike today. It feels quite natural and I did notice how it seemed to propel me forward. My concern for my mental health, is every time I plant my pole, it makes a twanging sort of sound. I know it will drive me crazy!! (my sister tells me to "chillax" ) My poles are Komperdell with the anti shock. I just put nice round multi directional lug balls on the end, because I don't like constant tapping sounds. Is this sound from the anti shock system? Is there anyway to stop it or take the anti shock parts out?? I know it will distract me from the peace I am hoping to find. I can listen to music, but that can keep you from quiet reflection. The nice thing that happened today as I was walking in the dirt path along the paved trail (to not listen to constant tapping) is that I found a nice cell phone. As I was trying to figure out how to find out whose it was, I saw a young women walking down the trail towards me and looking along the other side of the trail. I yelled out and asked her if she was looking for a phone and she screamed with excitement and in tears, told me how all the pictures of their newborn baby were on the phone. The Camino provides even when you're not on the Camino. I would not have found it if I wasn't training with the "twanging poles"