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I tried something I’d never done before last week. I went off somewhere on my own. I didn’t think I was a people person. I thought I’d love the quietness and the solitude.

A friend of mine had gone over to Mount Cheaha a few years ago, and I kept that name in the back of my head. Be in the know the moment news happens Subscribe to Daily and Breaking News Alerts Email Address

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When I finally got around to looking it up, I realized it was just a little over an hour away from the ol’ homestead. Alabama’s highest point.

I’ve been putting off writing my next book because I’m one of those people who put things off. My mom was the only person I really cared about reading them, and she’s dead. And based off sales, she actually was the only person reading them. But I digress.

I thought I could come over to Mount Cheaha and lock myself in one of the 90-year-old cabins and get some writing in. I ended up doing more thinking than I did writing.

First off, the silence is golden. I thought the ol’ homestead was quiet. It’s like a roaring metropolis compared to Mount Cheaha. I loved the quiet. No sounds of civilization to be heard.

The scenes are amazing. I don’t have a whole lot of mountain views to compare them to, but I definitely saw some beautiful views. And the walk to get to them was decent non-treadmill exercise.

While the mountaintop views were indeed alluring, what good is a view if you aren’t sharing it with someone? Seeing someone’s eyes as they take in a beautiful view is right about as good as the view itself, if you ask me.

What I wasn’t so keen on was the solitude. For someone who fancies himself as being not a people person, I missed people. Or at least person.

It’s like the old question about a tree falling in the forest and whether it makes a noise or not if no one is around. Who cares?

You need at least two people to really hear the tree. One can say, “Hey, that sounded like a tree falling in the forest, didn’t it?” And the other person can say, “I think you’re right. That did indeed sound like a tree falling in the forest.”

Everyone is different. And to each their own. I like starting off sentences with “but for me and mine” a whole lot better than “but for me and I.”

I guess my next book is going to have to wait a while longer. But I can tell you now, it might be written in the quiet, but it won’t be written in solitude.

And if you’ve never been to Mount Cheaha, put it on your to-do list. I’ll definitely be a repeat visitor.

Toby Nix is a local writer, guitarist and public information officer for the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office. He is the author of two books, “Columns I Wrote” and “A Book I Wrote.” He can be reached at tobynix@yahoo.com .

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