Definitely ranks in the Top 5 worst places to discuss your relationship....

Yesterday Ed and I climbed Mt. Lenox.  Its really a big hill but still, embarrassingly, provided a significant cardio-vascular challenge particularly on the "very steep" sections.  About a third of the way to the top we came across a woman sitting forlornly/poetically on a large rock mid-trail.  We smiled and I made a jokes about the weather and being winded.  She smiled wanly and we carried on.  Maybe a mile later we came across a man looking out across a valley vista and contemplatively eating salty peanuts.  He didn't seem inclined to banter so we whispered our standard commentary so as not to disturb his vision quest.

Only at the summit did we realize these two were a pair.  And a fighting pair at that...  At the top of the hill/mountain they were crying and softy arguing and then maybe reconciling.  Or not.  Because by the time we climbed down that bitch, ate a Clif bar, and started discussing lunch/cocktail options they had made it to the parking lot.  Seemingly their goodwill evaporated during the descent and once their Subaru was in sight, they couldn't muster one good memory. 

Ed and I discussed this on the drive to lunch and came to this conclusion:  all couples have problems and all couples occasionally consider the dissolution of their union.  But its best not to hash through these issues on a rocky mountain trail where escape is futile and no one knows how to find you.  Seriously, wait until you're in the car and driving the gravel path to civilization to be all "You were flirting with that bartender!" 

Also, recycle.