Along the snowy and hilly trail....

A few weeks ago I did a 6 mile training hike with not much in my pack but I thought it might be important to remember some things I learned from it.

1. I need to carry more weight to train
2. I really suck at hills and need to practice more of them
3. Puffy, long sleeve shirt and hiking pants with wool socks is perfect for high 30s, low 40s.

Some pictures from me and Squirm's hike to follow....

Training Hike for the 100 Mile Wildnerness 1

Went out with my fellow hiker Sunny Bunny this weekend to train for the 100 mile wilderness, a trip I will be doing this summer. The weather started out clear and cold, requiring my puffy and leaving me wishing I had had the thought process to bring gloves, but by the end of it had me stuffing said puffy into my pack, leaving me in a long-sleeve tech shirt.

 Before we hit the actual marked trail.

 Creekside trail. 

 After a small hill, where we turned around. 

First signs of spring!

The hike lasted for 3.5 hours and we covered 7.32 miles of mostly flat, muddy terrain.  Pack was a whopping total of 30.4lbs thanks to the added 10lb weight I had included. Definitely looking forward to more training hikes like this. 

**Mighty Mouse**