tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782719453227193524.post9151449127906294885..comments2023-06-17T03:52:00.735-04:00Comments on Postally Yours: Thin AirBonnie Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315989827952546012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782719453227193524.post-24586351027811129162011-05-03T11:40:47.812-04:002011-05-03T11:40:47.812-04:00I've never had altitude sickness but I have de...I've never had altitude sickness but I have dealt with the fun of going from sea level to mountain altitudes. I spent two summers hiking in the Valais while I was living in Switzerland. The first week in La Sage was humiliating for me! I was physically fit, running 10 km regularly and I remember our first "hike"--I have never been so winded and exhausted in all my life! Your body does adapt, for me it was a little under a week, but it still came as a shock to me. I guess it all comes back to the "theory" (read it a book) vs "experience" (gee, I really am tired) part of living.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09756579909706513876noreply@blogger.com