Perhaps the biggest aspect in planning to hike the Wonderland Trail is you knowing your hiking skills, abilities and habits. Rangers cannot tell you that. Nobody knows your skill level better than you. This is important when laying the foundation for your trip... selecting the proper distance between campsites. Do you live and hike primarily in mountainous terrain and climates, or lower elevation areas? Hiking on flat terrain for 93 miles is far easier than having to climb up three thousand feet with a full pack day, after day, after day. This sounds like something that should not have to be stated, but we often see hikers going beyond their skill level. This usually leads to injury, illness, misery and an early end to a long-planned trip."
Me, me ME! I want to see those views! I want to experience the crips mountain air! I want to come too... but can you carry me? I don't think I'd be fit enough to make it all thw way alone ;)
ReplyDeleteFinally! Just when I thought I was going to have to go it alone and get eaten by bears and die a slow, lonely death all by myself. :) Who are we kidding, we'd probably end up spending the whole 2 weeks surrounding the campfire eating Smores and drinking margaritas shouting, "We'll we'd be able to see all of those gorgeous views if it wasn't for the damn fog!"
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