Whoops
đź“ŤNear Yosemite National Park, California.
Have you ever suffered from elevation sickness? Well, it was my first time. Elevation sickness is a form of reaction our body can have when reaching a point of high elevation quickly. When that happens, some of us can feel dizzy because of the lesser amount of oxygen in the air due to the lower air pressure. Dizzy is a kind way to put it. It can feel awful really.
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I planned to visit the top of Yosemite and I was deeply excited about it. After we reached over 10000ft/3km of elevation, it hit me. I felt miserable and weak. Unfortunately, I hadn’t planned for this kind of dizziness so we had to leave. The good news is that once you descend a bit, it’s all fine again.
Well, here goes nothing! However such experiences are an essential part of travelling. Plus I found out that there are some “special pills” one can take to prepare a few days in advance before reaching such locations. I’ll have to do some research on those…
Have you ever had such an experience when hiking or road tripping around beautiful mountains?
