Sadness After Hiking.
Personal memory by Joseph Gertis
2008 • California, USA
When I was younger, I used to go hiking with my aunt. We would have so much fun going to a certain area to go hiking. After awhile, this area became smaller and smaller. It became less fun and it was really depressing. I really enjoyed these hikes, but then they stopped. The area got too small. We tried other areas, but our minds kept wandering to that special place we had. The hikes have then since stopped.
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