We left all the tourists behind and went for a lovely hike in the Mesa Verde National Park. We were all alone as we wound our way down through Sheers Canyon, admiring the scenery while trying not to think about mountain lions and bears.

We reached the bottom of the canyon and the trail became very overgrown and we were walking through really long grass. All I could think about was rattlesnakes, tarantulas and venomous lizards waiting to jump our and bite me.

All of a sudden something grabbed my arm. I screamed and was paralysed by fear. Mike turns around an seeing the panic on my face he says “what is it, what’s happened”.

My fear faded fast as realisation dawned on me. My fitbit picked a real fine time to vibrate the hell out of my wrist. “I’ve just done my 10,000 steps” I reply to Mike.