New discovery:
Boiling hot soup which tastes like the best thing in the world on a breezy mountaintop 40 degrees Fahrenheit....
Is a *very* different experience at sea level, 94 degrees and 100% humdidity.
Lesson learned,
Point me to the nearest amplified dance floor with AC! :D
Monday, July 13, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
बेक इन थे हाई लाइफ अगं
headed to LA. fuck this trail.
some observations:
1. 45 pounds on back? NO. ending base-weight: 25 lbs. next time: 15 lbs. when I cut 1/4 of my packweight, I literally doubled my speed, and perhaps more importantly, the Joy of Movement.
2. 20 miles per day? perhaps, once the baseweight slims down to 15. I did 3 or 4 twenty mile days, and they were all fairly brutal. Did one 28 mile day, which was actually quite fun, since I was gunning for the goal. hiked til midnight that night.
3. the trail is NOTHING like I imagined it. It was far more of a struggle (very mental), and much less of a vacation. My body got hardened. And so did my willpower. Having to actually *get* somewhere really changes the nature of a hike.
Thousands of photos. In process of editing. Will post to flickr when done in next month or so.
re-entry to civilisation and society is a slow process. I'm spending lots of times in the outdoor air, and working out the plan for: what comes next.
stay tuned :)
some observations:
1. 45 pounds on back? NO. ending base-weight: 25 lbs. next time: 15 lbs. when I cut 1/4 of my packweight, I literally doubled my speed, and perhaps more importantly, the Joy of Movement.
2. 20 miles per day? perhaps, once the baseweight slims down to 15. I did 3 or 4 twenty mile days, and they were all fairly brutal. Did one 28 mile day, which was actually quite fun, since I was gunning for the goal. hiked til midnight that night.
3. the trail is NOTHING like I imagined it. It was far more of a struggle (very mental), and much less of a vacation. My body got hardened. And so did my willpower. Having to actually *get* somewhere really changes the nature of a hike.
Thousands of photos. In process of editing. Will post to flickr when done in next month or so.
re-entry to civilisation and society is a slow process. I'm spending lots of times in the outdoor air, and working out the plan for: what comes next.
stay tuned :)
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