# @realitytellyourvision on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyrfygFt5j
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14981864-realitytellyourvision-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/77a290b424.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-07-18T17:30:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RTYV | What’s Your Vision? (@realitytellyourvision) — https://gondola.cc/realitytellyourvision

## Caption

Heaven on earth 🌎 Guys, I went to #LakeTahoe and climbed the #EagleFalls trail & jumped into #EagleLake . The trails were insane. So many vista points to see mountains, water falls etc. The water felt magnetic where your skin glistened. My spiritual energy was off the charts since I was there alone. About half way up the mountain, there was a scenic view. No one was there except this red bandana. Let me tell you why this was surreal for me. A few years back, I used to work at a shipping job. I made a friend with someone who worked during the summer. He like me was a college student. We shared the same appreciation for movies, for nature, and for life. One summer he didn’t come back. Found out that he suffered from an addiction. One day while my Dad was on vacation with his Dad, he got a phone call that his son left rehab and was found overdosed and dead at a near by hotel. When I heard the story I was shocked. Here was a guy who was kind, handsome, ambitious and loving. Someone who could offer anyone anything. Gone. I went to his funeral and my goodness it was sad. He was my age. I hugged his parents but there was nothing I could say to them except that their son was a great kid. During the ceremony people shared their own stories and we all celebrated him. His father made sure to bring awareness to the severity of addiction and how real it is. At the very end, they gave out red bandanas to honor and remember him. That’s what I saw at the top of the mountain. All those conversations we had about nature and the beauty of the earth and here I was standing alone overlooking this view with only one thing near. Him. Thanks for letting me share. #RTYV 🌅

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rtyv, laketahoe, eaglelake, eaglefalls

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