Wednesday 4/6/05
Start - Blue Mtn Shelter
Stop - Tray Mtn Shelter
Miles traveled 7.7 miles
Spent the day outracing a thunderstorm. There are 8 of us in a shelter built for 7 and we think we have room for 2 more. Caroline is here as is Gumby and Pokey .
Not too many miles today but a tiring day none the less. Started with a 1000 ft descent from Blue Mtn, followed by a 900 ft ascent and descent of Rocky Mtn, and finishing with a 1300 ft ascent of Tray Mtn. To put this into perspective assume that a story in a building is 10 ft high. Basically, this would be the same as starting on the 100th floor of a building and walking down the steps to the first floor, turning around and climbing to the 90th floor and back down., and then for good measure finishing by climbing to the 130th. Oh., I forgot to mention, try it carrying a 35 lb bag.
Dinner was beef stew, the first Mountain House product I've had that I've been disappointed in.
Posted by at April 6, 2005 06:12 PM