#mountain stories

[docileeffects]

[blondehare]

The Field Mouse

[therawtraveler]

What the Mountains Taught Me During Brahmatal Trek

The trek started like any other adventure, with excitement and a backpack full of essentials. As the trail climbed higher, mobile signals disappeared and the noise of daily life faded away.

The most surprising part wasn't the snow or the mountain views. It was the silence. Standing on a ridge surrounded by white landscapes, I realized how rarely we experience complete peace.

Every step felt rewarding because the scenery kept changing. Forests turned into open meadows, and distant peaks appeared with every climb. By the time the trek ended, I returned home with more than photographs. I returned with a fresh perspective and a deeper appreciation for nature.

[ilikegoodstories]

Kodak Colorplus 200

[asakiyume]

Story: The October Witch

Mountain ghost story for a chilly January morning, "The October Witch" 

Mountain road, night coming on, but Josh doesn’t slow down. He’s a good driver, used to all sorts of roads in all sorts of conditions. But the car, as if it has its own opinions on the road and the evening, slows to a gravelly stop.

[trk-drvr-blog]

West Virginia Hillbilly

A dear friend of mine that's several years older than me (in his sixties) grew up in the mountains and hills along the West Virginia and Ohio state line. He tells me stories of his life all the time. He often speaks of back before they channeled out and damned up the Ohio River. He said "the river use to be so shallow you could wade across it" saying the deepest part was only waist deep and his dad often walked across the river to go to work. That's one of the stories he's told me. Recently he told me of how him and his wife meet. I hope y'all find this as interesting as I did. After returning from Vietnam (stories that he will not share) him and his brother started logging together. They got a contract to cut trees along a mountain side and while working the mountain he meet this beautiful Indian girl. He asked her out on a date and she happily went. He took her to a drive-in movie (picture show is what he called it). After watching the movie she said she wanted to watch it again so they stayed and watched the show again. He drove her home and when they arrived her dad was standing at the end of the drive with his shotgun. After sending his daughter to the house he told my friend "Our bedtime on this mountain is 8:30 and it's now after 11:00." My friend apologized and told him where they were and why they were out so late. Then the dad said "See on this here mountain we have a rule..... If you keep a girl out all night that means you intend on marrying her. Now it's my understanding you can go down to the court house on Monday morning and they'll marry ya on the spot. And if you and your brother want to keep working these mountains you best be here Monday morning" After forty plus years of marriage and several kids they still love each other. They have a bond that may have been tested many times has never broken. He had one date and was married to a stranger that he can't do without today. This makes me think about people now a days. So quick to marry and so quick to divorce. If my friend can marry a stranger and fall head over heels in love with her and maintain their marriage for forty plus years why can't everyone else? All I can figure is it's just to easy to walk away, to quit. Set aside your differences and don't be scared to admit when your wrong. Sometimes you have to admit your wrong when you know your right. Yea that sounds backwards but it works. See sometimes you have to lose a fight to win. Saving your relationship your marriage is winning in my opinion. I'm gonna try sharing more of these stories from my friend. They hold great lessons if you listen.