Straight Up

June 17, 2013January 5, 2015

Germans have no concept of a gradual ascent. There appears to be no such thing as a switchback trail in the hills. They see a hill, plow a path straight up, slap a number on a tree, and call it hike. I would find this situation much more pleasant if, upon arriving at the top, I rounded a bend to find that the Germans had dug a ditch parallel to the ascent and installed a water slide. I would gladly head to the nearest krankenhaus and accept an anal probe to find my shorts for the cooling thrill of shooting 364′ straight down a hill I’d just schlepped straight up.

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Kari Martindale

Kari Martindale likes words, so she uses them a lot. Kari sits on the Board of Maryland Writers' Association and is involved with various nonprofits. She writes spoken word poetry, children's books, and other stuff, like whatever blog post you just read. Kari has visited over 35 countries and all 50 States, and is always planning her next road trip. She likes her family a lot; they tolerate her just fine.

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