Mt. Olympus, Greece.

Road to summit of Mt. Olympus, starting from Litochoro Village, Greece.

Mt. Olympus.

Most of the time,

The summit of Mt. Olympus is wrapped in clouds.

I took my chances and drove up in the dead of night.

Mostly gravel roads and hairpin bends.

Not a trail for a shaky Boomer in a mobile-home.

The gods didn’t pick just any mountain.

They hate surprises.

By first light,

I hit the summit.

Not a cloud in sight,

clear as day.

But the gods were gone…