Large swing in elevation today. Took us all the way up to 4,225' for Apple Orchard Mtn (no real views) then slammed us down to 680' for the James River. Tough on the old knees. Here we came across "The Guillotine". Legend has it that hundreds of turtles all got together and hatched an amazing plan. Working together, they pushed this rock up to the top, and were planning on smashing and killing a vegan hiker (for their soy and flax seed rich food bag). A slight miscalculation though, and the hiker walked free as the boulder lodged itself between the two larger rocks. Stupid turtles. To this day - when hiking - you never see more than one turtle on the trail at a time - as they vowed to never work together again. Ok, maybe not - but after hiking for 12 hours a day for 2 months - the mind begins to wander . . . . . . Doing 18-22 milers almost every day, would like to do a 15-16 for a "break". Really getting in shape - irony is - will miss swimsuit season. : ( Spent the night with Smokin Joe and killed a pint of Gin (and everyone knows that I HATE gin - but mixed with some Crystal Light Orange Juice flavor - sippin on a little gin and juice was alright at the end of a 22 miler.Sunday, June 1, 2008
Stupid Turtles
Large swing in elevation today. Took us all the way up to 4,225' for Apple Orchard Mtn (no real views) then slammed us down to 680' for the James River. Tough on the old knees. Here we came across "The Guillotine". Legend has it that hundreds of turtles all got together and hatched an amazing plan. Working together, they pushed this rock up to the top, and were planning on smashing and killing a vegan hiker (for their soy and flax seed rich food bag). A slight miscalculation though, and the hiker walked free as the boulder lodged itself between the two larger rocks. Stupid turtles. To this day - when hiking - you never see more than one turtle on the trail at a time - as they vowed to never work together again. Ok, maybe not - but after hiking for 12 hours a day for 2 months - the mind begins to wander . . . . . . Doing 18-22 milers almost every day, would like to do a 15-16 for a "break". Really getting in shape - irony is - will miss swimsuit season. : ( Spent the night with Smokin Joe and killed a pint of Gin (and everyone knows that I HATE gin - but mixed with some Crystal Light Orange Juice flavor - sippin on a little gin and juice was alright at the end of a 22 miler.
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gin & juice..got my mind on my money...we all know the rest! Nice job Kev! Gin helps everything!
hahahaha made me laugh out loud in my cube... maybe you should write a book full of short stories that you thought up on the trail, become a millionaire, never have to work again...
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