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soozler

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bryce canyon trip, with pictures

#5210477 - 01/22/06 02:12 PM (20 years, 8 months ago)

I thought that some people might be interested in my report with pictures. The hardest part about writing about this experience is where to begin. I guess I will start at the beginning.

Soundtrack: Explosions in the sky - Those who tell the truth shall die, Those who tell the truth shall live forever. (The mood for the entire experience.)

Last summer my friend and I decided to take a roadtrip from Chicago to Bryce Canyon, Utah to experience the magic mushroom in complete connection with nature: little did we know.

After several days on the road we arrived at our destination. We had planned on backpacking through the rugged backcountry of Bryce, but because I was not feeling 100% we decided to find a campsite and chill out.

The day was beautiful, partly cloudy but nice and warm. My friend and I decided to go on a walk down a trail. We had noticed a campsite no more than a mile down the trail and went to check it out.

While walking down the trail I asked him if he thought it would be a good idea to eat our special food. We both agreed that it would make the walk much more enjoyable and because we had only brought a low dose of about 1 gram each; we figured the effects would only be a slight increase in colors and pleasure; boy, were we wrong!

After walking down the trail for what seemed like a few minutes we came to the campsite and saw a mound of dirt. (Below)

We had no idea what view awaited us on the other side of this hill. I was beginning to feel the effects of the mushrooms and we both decided to venture up to the top of the hill and smoke some weed.

This is the view we were greeted with above the hill.

As you can see we were completely alone and able to sit right on the edge of the cliff. This view was indescribable and I can imagine that many of you know how much more powerful those psilocybin became when looking out at such a beautiful expanse and scenery. I sat down on the edge of the cliff and began to meditate and admire the sheer beauty that was in front of me.
"How lucky we are to be able to find a spot of such serenity and solitude."

Yes, this was exactly what I had imagined: the euphoria began to overtake me. This is the view directly to the left of us.

My friend climbed out onto this edge and began to meditate; I was not worried. The clouds were casting shadows in the canyon and it just seemed so unreal. It was about this time that I noticed that more clouds had begun to appear and me and my friend watched as thunderstorms swept through the valley below. (You can see that in the picture above.) [I had more pictures of this but I temporarily misplaced that roll of film. If it turns up I will post more.]

I was in awe as I watched the jutted sides of red and white cliffs turn into faces and melt into each other in a beautiful symphony of color and emotion. This is about the time that I realized that things were about to go down hill real fast; the temperature began to drop and a wind rolled through the ancient forest that had become our heaven.

I knew that this wasn't good as we were not prepared at all to be caught in a Utah ice storm. Luckily, I had brought my GPS system so I would not get completely lost.

"Hey, I think we should get going before things get shitty."
"Yeah, lets hurry the f' up."

Not more than a second after this exchange of words, the most intense hail storm I have ever experienced began.
I am not going to lie I was scared. Anyone who has taken mushrooms knows that they don't do much to improve mobility. We had over a mile back the car; not just any mile, an extremely uphill mile.

I began to run. As I started to run the hail came down harder and harder. BANG! BANG! CRACK! Lightning started to strike trees no more than twenty feet from us. Oh god, I remember how before and after each strike my hair literally stood on end. I was running uphill as fast as I could, I was tripping pretty hard and was sick so it began to take a physical toll. At one point my friend and I were convinced we had missed our trailhead exit and began to panic. We going to die out here?

I had a new respect for the rocks that had been shaped and molded by this violent and beautiful mother earth. I asked the rocks for their strength and continued my ascent toward safety. Finally I knew that I was going to make it out alive. I could see the car. I looked back and became overwhelmed. I began to puke. This was probably a natural response to the extreme stress I had put on my body by running up a mountain for a mile straight over 8,000 ft in the air plus I was already running a slight fever.

When we got to the car we realized that we were both tripping hard. We had to make a tough decision: drive out of Bryce and get a hotel room.

We managed to collect ourselves (somewhat) and make it to a hotel where we were able to rent a room. Then we were unable to get into the room because they gave us the wrong key (Three times). I have new respect for my friend who had to collect himself and deal with the hotel attendant those several times. Who knew a gram could be so powerful?

Finally we made it to the hotel room.

I slept for about 16 hours and recovered nearly fully. We ended up camping out at the campsite the next day and it was awesome. I would recommend Bryce Canyon to anyone wishing to experience nature. Just remember: nature is not only beautiful, it is harsh. Prepare for the worst and be ready to be amazed.

If anyone wants to know specific details (the secret location.) Feel free to PM me.

I have more pictures too.
-Soozler

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