@glitterandlazers: This was my first hike over 8k (the height at which people can experience serious altitude sickness) and I did it 100% alone. The Williams Lake Trail in Taos is technically a 3.7 mile out and back, but if you add in the walk to the trail head and a saunter around the lake you’re looking at more like 5+. This hike literally took me forever to do. I had to keep pausing to allow my body to acclimate because I did not want to get sick from the low oxygen levels. Hiking at 10k+ feet is no joke. Pushing too hard too quickly and failing to keep properly hydrated/fueled could of not only given me altitude sickness, it also could have triggered my autoimmune conditions to flare. Getting to the top by myself was proof that everything I’ve been working to learn and do is starting to open up things I truly could have never imagined I’d be able to do. Here’s to many more adventures on mountains in the sky! #taos #Hiking #newmexico #plussizehiker #hikingtiktok

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