The sun had disappeared and the only sounds were the creatures of the woods and our bumbling footsteps. "Goddammit," I hiss as my foot strikes yet another root. I’m carrying two daypacks; the skin on my neck chafes where the straps intersect. I stumble forward blindly through the woods, walking with my head twisted behind me and my shoulders faced forward.

This is Take a Hike, a series of stories and adventures set in the outdoors. Today we’re hiking through the Parnonas Mountains of Greece, picking mountain tea and drinking tsipouro with a rag-tag group of mostly pensioners.