yesterday.

Yesterday I went on a pleasant hike. I was becoming one, basking in my solitude and reveling in the calm and humbling experience that only a stint in nature can elicit.

This was the case, until I burst through some brush, having just braved a few miles of 95 degree heat, eagerly anticipating a cool soak in a favorite water hole. To my shock and awe, an older gentleman (60+) was sunbathing on the large, smooth stones surrounding the pool. He stood up and faced me, proclaiming "One hell of a water hole, isn't it?"

"You said it," I responded, struggling to keep my eyes averted, however they kept drifting towards the quivering extremity that was his exposed penis.

"I might have to hop in," I stated, pretending not to notice his erection. At this, the naked man submerged himself in the pool and enthusiastically exclaimed "I see no reason not to!"

I opted out of the joint skinny dip and instead marched on, saving myself for the next opportunity to cool off. The remainder of my journey was enjoyed on my lonesome, and when I passed by the same pool on the way back, the man was gone. I hopped in, pacified by the cold water and the absence of elderly wood.