It was overcast when Wesley, Gene, and myself left our little apartment on a trip through the woods. The full moon was barley giving off any light though all the dark blue clouds that drifted over our heads. It was my first trip to the cliff, a place that Wesley and Gene knew well and went to many times to drink and talk about โguyโ things. Tonight it was my turn to see the wonders of this place and its so-called beauty.
Wesley packed up a backpack with a blanket, a slingshot, a pack of cigarettes, and his utility knife. Gene through in his a twelve pack of beer and a few other odds and ends and we were off. I must say that the first ten minutes of our midnight hike was not that bad. We went around a baseball field and over a few stumps, but nothing real strenuous. It was when we reached the opening to the woods that they both told me that there was no trail; just a bunch of woods, fallen trees, branches, and briars.
After walking twenty minutes though vines and briars and over holes and trees we finally came to somewhat of a clearing in the sky where above us we could see power lines and the most beautiful night sky. It was so quiet that you could even hear the owls. We walked another minute of so through small brush and briars until coming upon the cliff.
The cliff was about fifty feet high from my own judgment and looked over an area where there were two sets of train tracks. I must admit it was a beautiful sight to the eyes and music to the ears.
Wesley spread out the blanket and Gene popped a couple beers and we sat there talking. Itโs amazing what you talk about when there is absolutely nothing to talk about. We must have went on about twenty or more subjects. Well, I should say that they went on about twenty or more subjects. I just lay there under that deep blue velvet sky and watched it like it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
It grew hot and I took off my zipper shirt and sat there in my bra and pants and enjoyed the quiet conversation and that lovely sky. Once in a while one of the guys would let out a disgusting burp, but I would forgive them and go on with what I was doing.