In "A Worn Path," at what obstacle does Phoenix display her tremendous skills and balance?

The story opens
on a chilly morning in December. Phoenix Jackson is an elderly African American woman who is
making a trip to town on foot. 

She has to travel through the woods and then
uphill. She struggles but maintains her balance. She is tapping an umbrella to keep herself
steady. Her shoes are untied. She is an amazing elderly woman. She is able to make the long trip
into town to get some medicine for her grandson who swallowed lye. 

While she
taps along the way, she manages to cross a log in a stream. She definitely needs skill and
balance as she crosses the log. There are many twists and turns in the road. 

She happens to confront a hunter and his dog. The dog causes her to lose her balance
and she falls in the ditch. The hunter helps her get out of the ditch. 

Phoenix is one determined woman. As the path goes up a hill, she complains about how
difficult it has become while walking. No doubt, she has traveled this journey many times
before. 

After crossing the log, she takes time to rest. She imagines things
along the way. Phoenix is an incredible woman. She manages to make it all the way into
town:

Phoenix lives fairly far from Natchez, which means
that the journey compounded by the fact that it is Decemberis difficult for her. In the rural
area, she encounters animals, thorny bushes, ditches, streams to be crossed by logs, barbed-wire
fences, and even people.

Once she gets in town, she asks
a woman to tie her shoes. She visits the doctor's office to get the medicine for her sick
grandson. Then she begins her journey home. 

The obstacles Phoenix overcomes
shows how willing she is to help her grandson. She cares deeply for her grandson as she makes
the long trip back home.