Hiking in the right place, right time (now my world is turned upside down) [MF]

I’ve read this sub off and on over the last couple months for entertainment purposes. Many of the stories seem a bit too serendipitous and I question their authenticity, but once in a while there are some really good experiences that people share. Regardless, I didn’t think I would ever experience something like I’ve read on here, but I actually did, and it’s kind of turned my life upside down. For the last week I’ve been beside myself trying to figure out what to do, if anything at all, with what has just happened.

I’m married with kids. I feel like I’ve always been a good dad and husband. I have a pretty demanding career but I take time to be there for my kids and really enjoy life with them. I’m active and when I’m not working, enjoy the outdoors and staying in shape. I try to get my kids to appreciate the outdoors as well and physical activity. I tend to be very optimistic and enjoy some adventure and a good challenge.

With my wife, things are a bit more difficult. She tends to be overly cautious and it seems like it is like pulling teeth to get her out of the house to do anything outside of things around home. Beyond that, our sex life has gone down hill the last couple years. I feel like I have tried everything, including counseling, but nothing seems to work and she just doesn’t share my excitement for things. I know everyone will think “there are two sides to every story” and I get that. I just feel like I’ve worked hard at this and there isn’t any payoff. That’s kind of the backdrop for what happened.

We live in California but have family in Idaho. Every year about this time we come back to Idaho for a few weeks which the kids always seem to love. I’m currently training for a mountain climb later this summer, and I didn’t want to interrupt things so I spent a lot of time researching trails in the area that I could continue to train on while away from home and my normal spots. I managed to find one that is about a 30 min. drive from family we are staying with, so while we’ve been here, I get up at 4 am 3 days a week to go do my hike and be back in time so as to not miss family activities. About a week ago I woke up a bit late and hit the trail later than I wanted to at 7am. Luckily, it was a late night the evening before so everyone else was sleeping in late.

The trail I picked is near several campsites and isn’t too remote, but still up in the pine forests and has a nice 2,000 ft elevation gain over a couple miles. That morning, there had been a rainstorm the day before and so the trail was quite the mess. Fortunately I’ve got a good pair of Salomon trail shoes that have some nice rubber spikes on the bottom for traction.

When I got to the trail head it was a beautiful day. The other days I hiked it I got there early enough that I was the only one there, but when I pulled up, there was a minivan in the parking lot. I didn’t think too much of it and went through my routine of adjusting my shoes, putting on my heart rate strap and my camelbak, locking up the car and heading out. I crossed the little bridge over the stream, and before I got far there was a woman standing there looking up the trail.

I think we were both surprised to see another person there and I instantly felt self conscious as I know women often feel uncomfortable out training alone when there are men around. I tried to be friendly but not overly so and just made a comment about how muddy the trail looked. She told me she was thinking the same thing and was debating whether or not she should go.

I told her something like “well…mud washes off everything. It will just make things more interesting.” She asked me if I was hiking all the way to the top. I told her I was. I was surprised when she asked if she could join me.

She was definitely attractive. I’m in my early 40s and she looked to be close to my age. She had a mom bod, but what woman in her 40s whose had a few kids doesn’t. She wasn’t perfect, but there was something about her eyes and in her voice that was a big turn on. She also looked great in her yoga pants and athletic wear. In spite of the extra curves, I appreciated the fact that she seemed like a genuine person who was out enjoying the outdoors and there was a certain sexiness about her. I was happy she asked and I told her I’d welcome the company and let’s attack it together.

I got the sense right at the beginning that she trusted me and felt safe around me. We seemed to hit it off well from the get go.

We started up the trail and I began asking about her. For the first bit, it was hard to keep conversation going. The trail was actually in pretty bad shape and I could tell she was having a hard time between the mud and the elevation climb. She told me she had been in much better shape in her younger days and she wanted to change that and so she was giving hiking a shot. She had only been on the trail one time before and when she realized how hard it was she figured it was a worthy challenge. We had to stop a number of times so she could catch her breath. She kept apologizing and I could tell she was embarrassed feeling like she was slowing me down but I played it off and told her it was no problem at all and I was just glad to have someone to talk to on the hike.

She asked about me and as I told her about what I was training for she was full of questions about advice on how to train and get in better shape for mountain activities. I quickly found I very much enjoyed talking to her. The trail was in pretty rough shape the first half and we hit a patch where she started to slip. I caught her and helped her up it while holding onto her arm. It made her feel dumb, but I could tell she was just happy she didn’t fall on her butt in the mud. As we started to get above the tree line, the trail was more dried out and easier to maneuver, although it got steeper.

After a lot of breaks to catch breath and shoes and calves covered in mud, we finally reached the summit. She collapsed down near the little rock at the top and I sat down next to her. We were both quiet for a few minutes as she caught her breath and drank water.

Once she settled down we started to talk and laugh about the trail. She thanked me for encouraging her and helping her reach the top. I tried to not take any credit and tell her she did all the work and congratulate her on a trail that would have seen most people turn back.

As she got more relaxed, we finally started to share more personal stuff. I asked her about how long she’d been in the area and about family. She had a couple kids and married since her 20s. I told her I was in the same boat. We really clicked and she opened up to me faster than I would have expected. I got the sense she wasn’t totally happy in her marriage and being in the same boat I decided to pry a little. She opened up more and I was surprised when she told me she was basically on the verge of wanting to end her marriage. She said the only thing holding her back was the fear of the unknown and what would follow as she hadn’t had a career in 20 years. She told me she was terrified about the thought of going back to single life. That’s when I made a comment that changed the tone of the conversation. I don’t recall the exact words I used, but I said something to the effect that she was an attractive woman and wouldn’t have any problems in the single life. She got quiet when I said that and just looked at me and finally said “thank you, that means a lot to me.”

When she responded that way I felt a small spark lite up and I remember feeling something in my stomach that I hadn’t felt in a long time. It was a nervous excitement and I realized there was an opening here. I got nervous thinking about it and realizing I was married and that I was playing with fire a bit here. But all I could think of was how unhappy I was in my own situation and how exciting this moment was. I decided to go with it. We kept talking and I shared more about myself. I finally realized we’d been talking and laughing for quite a while and suggested we get going back down the trail. She agreed and we picked up our gear and went.

She went ahead of me I followed behind. Just a bit after we got back below the tree line, she stopped and I thought she was taking a break. She turned and looked at me and got quiet and asked me very directly if I meant what I said up at the top. I asked her what she was talking about. She was very clear and said “The part about when you told me how attractive I am.” I froze up. I knew that was a pivotal moment and I knew if I said what I was thinking it was kind of a “point of no return.” I was honest and told her that I absolutely meant it and that I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her the whole time on the trail.

I had let the cat out of the bag and the next part was kind of a blur. She was quiet, I was quiet, it was awkward but extremely tense and next thing I knew we were kissing and making out in the middle of the trail. I had that small freak out moment again about being married and crossing a line I’d never crossed, but it only lasted a second and I went with it.

Kissing her was pure bliss. I had not felt this good sexually in such a long time. We had both been hiking on a trail all morning and so we were both sweaty and gross, but none of that mattered. She still smelled and felt amazing to me. I pulled her in as tight as I could and kissed her like it was the first time I’d ever kissed a woman. I remember feeling how soft her skin felt, and as we made out, I reached down to grab her ass and it sent me into a spin with how amazing it felt. At some point she stopped and asked me what we were doing.

lol..I had no idea how to answer that question. I obviously didn’t de-escalate things because all I could respond to her was to tell her I didn’t know, but I wanted more. She wasn’t going to back down either and she suggested we go back to one of our cars in the parking lot. I was impatient and wanted no part of that. It was a half hour hike back down the trail and I told her I was worried someone might drive up. She laughed and asked if I was suggesting we do something right here, and I said yes.

I grabbed her hand and told her to follow me. In that moment I knew exactly what I was looking for. I went off trail through the trees. I stopped once to grab her again and kiss her. I wanted her so much I could barely stand it. In that moment she was the sexiest, most beautiful woman in the world to me. I kept walking and we came into a small clearing that was maybe only 10 feet across or so, but it was angled just right so that it was partly concealed, and partly allowed a nice amount of sunlight through and there was a large fallen log. The minute I saw it I knew it was exactly what I was looking for. It was perfect.

I pulled her over the log and sat her down on it and sat next to her and kept kissing her. I felt like this was a dream come true. Never in a million years would my wife be ok with sitting and making out in the forrest. She would have been freaking out about bugs or something else and would not have enjoyed the moment. We kept making out until I started to put my hand up under her shirt. I didn’t get too far as she had a tight sports bra on. I wasn’t sure if she’d comfortable if i started pulling clothes off, but she was a step ahead of me and once she knew what I wanted, she helped by taking her both her shirt and sports bra off. I felt another moment of intense rush as she pulled off her sports bra and her two very full breasts were completely exposed. I slowed down for a moment to take it all in. I slowly pulled her in and gently kissed her while I delicately brushed my hand along the skin of her breast and touching her nipple. The intensity of the kissing increased and so did my grasp on her breasts. The more I groped and felt the softness, the more turned on I could feel her getting. I finally brought my mouth down to her chest and kissed and sucked on her nipples for a long time.

Finally, I got down on the log in front of her and pulled her and kissed her and whispered that I wanted to make her feel really good. I didn’t say a word but reached down to pull her shoes off. She just looked at me not saying anything until I reached up to pull down her yoga pants.

She kind of freaked out a bit and asked what I wanted to do. I told her I wanted to go down on her. I could tell she was suddenly felt really self conscious and I knew she was worried about the sweaty and gross part. I told her it was ok…I told her I wanted to make her feel good and I didn’t care about any of that. She hesitated but she finally gave in. She laughed and told me “I can’t believe I am going to be totally naked on this log.” I laughed and told her “let’s hope nobody else wonders off the trail.” She stood up and I pulled her yoga pants and underwear down all at once, sliding them down over her thighs and calves and off her feet and through them down. I looked up her again with no clothing on. She was absolutely gorgeous. I pulled her in again and kissed her, feeling her warm nude body pressed against mine. I took a minute to explore her body with hands, feeling her softness and completely enjoying the moment before getting back down on my knees again. She sat on the log and closed her eyes as I started to kiss on the inside of her leg next to her knee. I worked my way up kissing and licking her thighs until I came to the top. She was shaved and smooth….she looked so beautiful. I teased her for a while, kissing and licking, getting closer and then pulling back. She finally got to a point where I could tell she no longer had any shyness about me going down on her and she pulled my head in. I went with and finally kissed her pussy lips and gently licked and kissed every part of her pussy. I reached up and slid two fingers inside of her. She grabbed the log she was sitting on and leaned back. It was kind of an awkward position, but we made it work. After alternating kissing and licking different spots, I finally settled on her clit and went at it sucking it while sliding my fingers in and out of her. Honestly at that point it didn’t take long and she finally came. When she did, she moaned pretty loud. It felt amazing with my fingers deep inside her, sucking on her clit as she came. Once she finally settled down, I just sat there and went still with my fingers still in her. All I could hear was her breathing that was settling down and the birds and sounds of the mountain.

I was in heaven in that moment. I wanted to just hold her and I don’t know how much of it was hormones, but I honestly felt in love with her in that moment. Everything about her was amazing. She spoke first and told me how amazing that was. Then she told me she couldn’t believe she just did that. I asked her if she felt freaked out at all, and she told me “honestly, I don’t care. I’ve wanted something like this for so long.” I leaned in and sat next to her again kissing her and holding her close. We sat there for a while tenderly kissing and holding each other until she finally told me she wanted to see what I had hiding under my shorts. I just laughed and she reach down. I had been rock hard this whole time and she started to rub my cock under my shorts. She told me to stand up, then asked me to take off my shirt which I did. She spent a minute rubbing her hands up and down my chest and over my stomach until she untied the string on my shorts and pulled them off so that my cock could stand fully at attention. She reached around and grabbed my ass and pulled me in as I stood in front of her and she started to put her lips and tongue around the head of my cock. Her warm mouth felt amazing as she swallowed my cock deeper and deeper. She only did this for a minute or two and she finally released me and looked up at me and said “I want you to fuck me.”

I kind of laughed and told her that sounded fantastic but told her I didn’t have a condom. She said she was on birth control and she didn’t care. That was all I needed. I grabbed her by the hand and pulled her up and turned her around and told her to do the best she could to bend over the log. She kind of leaned her knees against the log and bent over, putting her hands on the ground on the other side of it. The site of her ass bent over the log was amazing. It was so beautiful and I told her how gorgeous her ass was. I could tell she loved me telling her that and she was ready. I grabbed her waist from behind and found her pussy with cock and slowly worked myself inside of her. Once I got my cock all the way in her, I slowly felt her ass and looked down at her body taking it all in. I slowly started sliding my cock in and out of her pussy, picking up speed, going faster and was only encouraged when she said “harder. pound me harder.” I took her lead and went at it. I raised my hand up and gave her ass a good hard smack. I went at it harder and harder until I could feel things building up. I told her I was going to cum and she told me to cum inside of her. I finally couldn’t hold it in any more and felt myself cumming deep in her pussy. I pumped my cock inside her as long as I could, gripping tight to the sides of her waste until my cock finally retracted and I had nothing left. I pulled out of her and helped her back up to sit on the log. We sat for a while again kissing and holding each other, both of us totally naked now. She was shivering from the mountain air and I pulled her in close to keep her warm.

She told me it was time for her to be on her way or else people at home would start to get worried. We started to dress and I apologized (fake apology) for the mess she had to deal with. She told me she didn’t care and wanted to feel me inside of her on the drive home and that she would just immediately jump in the shower when she got home. We both got dressed and made out again for a bit and then made our way back to the trail. We had a great time on the hike down, talking and laughing and stopping occasionally to kiss.

We finally got to the cars and spent a few more minutes kissing and making out. Neither of us wanted to say goodbye, but we finally did. She thanked me again for the morning and told me how much it meant to her. I told her the same. We finally got in our cars and left.

So, here I am, a week later, getting ready to go back to California. She has been just about all I could think about for the last week. I am sick thinking about not ever seeing her again. I know this is irrational, but I felt a real, deeper connection with her. I’m frantically trying to figure out what to do with that feeling. I went out and found her on facebook. I don’t know if I should reach out to her. I don’t have the first clue where I would even take that, or where she would take it. We are both married with kids…it’s so incredibly complicated. Part of me wants to say fuck it and contact her and just see where it goes. I feel like if I don’t I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.

Source: reddit.com/r/gonewildstories/comments/hmzx27/hiking_in_the_right_place_right_time_now_my_world