Archie and I are really pretty serious about training for the Mount Whitney hike in Sept or Oct this year so we headed out while the nice weather was holding to try and get a hike of around 9.3-9.5 miles done today. Had a late start as the fellow who bought my 4 goats ( YAY! I no longer have goats those alien ruminants that test your patience, are the worst parents ever and live to think of escaping) called and said he'd be here late but by 11:30 AM we were on the trail. (link above). We did the loop around the top of the mountain then hiked down the mountain on the 3.8 mile section of the Cumberland trail then hiked back up it. Jeeze Louise another Navy Seal in training hike although not straight down it was a constant slope down then after 3.8 miles of that a constant slope up. Great rock formations, old house remains, an old springhouse, a cave, creek crossings, overlooks, you name it
this trail has it although as I laughed hysterically I though maybe a bit early in the season for a 9 plus miler but we made it with no injuries or major pain although I am feeling "stove up" as we say in the South and a bit stiff tonight as is the Arch. Will be trying a similar sort of hike on Monday as it i
s a holiday and we'd like to get two pretty serious hikes in this weekend if the weather will hold off raining on us. Right now it is just pouring rain but didn't during our hike. Our
time was decent 5 hours on the nose for it, not bad considering the last 3.8 miles was all uphill.
Archie and I are really pretty serious about training for the Mount Whitney hike in Sept or Oct this year so we headed out while the nice weather was holding to try and get a hike of around 9.3-9.5 miles done today. Had a late start as the fellow who bought my 4 goats ( YAY! I no longer have goats those alien ruminants that test your patience, are the worst parents ever and live to think of escaping) called and said he'd be here late but by 11:30 AM we were on the trail. (link above). We did the loop around the top of the mountain then hiked down the mountain on the 3.8 mile section of the Cumberland trail then hiked back up it. Jeeze Louise another Navy Seal in training hike although not straight down it was a constant slope down then after 3.8 miles of that a constant slope up. Great rock formations, old house remains, an old springhouse, a cave, creek crossings, overlooks, you name it 
this trail has it although as I laughed hysterically I though maybe a bit early in the season for a 9 plus miler but we made it with no injuries or major pain although I am feeling "stove up" as we say in the South and a bit stiff tonight as is the Arch. Will be trying a similar sort of hike on Monday as it i
s a holiday and we'd like to get two pretty serious hikes in this weekend if the weather will hold off raining on us. Right now it is just pouring rain but didn't during our hike. Our
time was decent 5 hours on the nose for it, not bad considering the last 3.8 miles was all uphill.
1 comment:
Love the photos! Wow. amazing rock formations. I miss hiking--haven't been out in weeks and weeks. Not that I usually go anyplace this interesting.
Vickie
Post a Comment