Some of those photos bring back our
experiences in the Sierras when we used to go backpacking, 35 years ago.
We went some fairly crazy places, with 35-40# packs on our backs, too. I
am much braver on foot now than I was then. I miss the mountains so
much......It's funny how we used to enjoy discomfort and cold and sore muscles
when we were younger. A bit like endurance riding, only no way to get away
from the discomfort for at least a week at a time. And we averaged only
about 10 miles a day.
/That's a wide trail. Try some of the trails at Tellico Plains,
/Tennessee sometime. Or parts of the Keyhole route (hikers only, no
/horses) /up Long's Peak /in Colorado. /http://www.rnbw.com/LongsPeak.html for some
photos. Note the red-and-yellow bulls-eyes you can see on the
rocks in some of the photos; /that's what marks the trail.
