Post a pic of yourself during an 18+ mile hike

[taterguy]

I expect a brazillion responses to this thread

[Beer Snob-50]

1. so where was this "wimpy" hike

i hope you didn't break a sweat.

[taterguy]

2. South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the Colorado River and back

It's in a fucking desert. So yes, there was some sweating.

[fizzgig]

4. that's a hike i dream of doing

but i am so miserably out of shape that i don't know that i'll ever make it.

[taterguy]

18. Go for it

I did it on the spur of the moment with no advance training. Take the right gear and you'll be fine. Just leave cell phones and friends at home. Doing it solo makes it all the more exciting :)

More details are available upon request.

[Beer Snob-50]

6. awesome!

i read somewhere that they don't suggest that someone does that trip.

[taterguy]

9. There are signs all over that tell you not to do that hike

But I wanted to see the river and I didn't have a reservation for the Lodge down there.

I did get lucky with the weather and followed the basic rule of hiking in a canyon: Give yourself 2 hours to get out for every hour you hike in.

[Beer Snob-50]

12. i am sure that with a cloudy day it would be doable> nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. I've done that a few times from North Rim, but never ...

never in one day. Yikes!

I always camped, even if it involved hiding from the rangers.

[AllegroRondo]

3. heres one from a 26 mile hike

[taterguy]

5. 26? Show off

[AllegroRondo]

7. Im sure it was nowhere near as hilly as yours though

:)

[johnnie]

8. I can post one of me IF I hiked that far

Yeah, I am way out of shape.

[LSK]

10. I did a ways down that trail about 15 years ago

I couldnt go all the way down because my original plan was to hike along the rim trail to hermits rest and back in one day. I was staying with my parents at the trailer village at the time and had no plans to overnight down in the canyon.

[malta blue]

11. Sorry - I have no evidence of my 40k hike through the

Atacama Desert with only 1/2 liter of water and a handful of M&M's.

Freaking aerial photos....

[cwydro]

14. I did that hike about 20 years ago.

And we got trashed down at the bottom camping with an international group of other youngsters. I'll never forget that hike out. Hoo boy.

[taterguy]

15. Hiking out hungover? That's hardcore

And I'm guessing that if it was 20 years ago you didn't have Camelbaks.

[cwydro]

19. HELL no!

we had no camelbaks. We did not even realize the importance of hydration in those days...(the days of salt tablets, lol).

I was a mere slip of a girl in those days and believed myself to be indestructible. But that was one rough day. That is a hell of a hike. Would love to do it again!

Do they still have those poor mules going up and down the trail?

[taterguy]

20. The mules were still there in 2004

I did my hike in one day, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. I made it down to the river by 10 and figured that it would be easy to get back up. I was wrong but I made it without too much trauma.

[seemunkee]

16. A couple

Death Valley


Capital Reef


Mt Ranier

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Okay.

Annual 20 mile hike in Boston:

[bikebloke]

21. Thorung Pass, Nepal

I don't have the distance handy, but we were hoofing it for a few weeks. The only time the two of us were close to a group was going over the pass. Due to the sun causing landslides, everyone collected at the base, left at 3 am.

[taterguy]

22. That looks so cool

Literally and figuratively

[bikebloke]

23. Vlogged it

I've turned my trek photos into a video, rather than leave them fading in the bottom of a box. You can see it at:

http://veloroo.blogspot.com

It's the one entitled: A Trek in Nepal

[idgiehkt]

25. wow

Great pics, looks like a lot of fun. Great music too. Good job. :thumbsup:

[Redneck Socialist]

24. If my scanner was set up I would post pictures of me on a 2,100 mile hike

Alas you'll have to imagine a much younger, thinner and hairier me. :-(

I thru hiked the Appalachian Trail back in 1991.

[Blue_In_AK]

26. Here I am in the middle of a 15-mile hike...

Is that good enough? Does it help that it had a 2,700 foot elevation gain? The destination is those rocks on the top of the mountain behind me.

[taterguy]

30. That's close enough, thanks for contributing

[puerco-bellies]

27. 23 miles North to South Rim

Damn near killed me.

[taterguy]

28. Anything that doesn't kill you makes you stronger

That cliche applies to hiking the Canyon

[mainegreen]

29. Cameras take up weight better spent on water and granola when hiking.

:P
I have one somewhere of me and the mrs on the appalachian trail, but I can't find it.

[taterguy]

32. I used a cheap, light disposable

I didn't have a digital camera when I did the hike and that's probably a good thing. I would've spent too much time snapping pics and gotten stuck on the trail after dark, and I suspect all the dust and grime might have messed up the camera lens. The red dirt/sand is permanently on my socks and god knows what it would have done to sophisticated electronics.

[HughBeaumont]

31. Next time I go to DC, I'll take pics at the end of my walk

I usually walk 15-20 miles every time I'm there.

Of course, that's usually salted with some Metro rides here and there. :)

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