I don't know about you, but I think hiking is hard work. One of my dreams is to hike Scotland. And, hiking Alaska is starting to make me rethink that fantasy.
Yesterday, I hiked for four miles around two gorgeous lakes in the mountains. Both were glacier fed ponds. There were five of us hiking. And, here I was, an islander, trying to keep up with four people who were used to hiking. I could barely see them ahead of me. I was panting loud enough to scare off bears. And, I was walking quite funny thanks to the six or seven blisters forming on my feet.
There is an event called the Duff's Challenge. If you complete 12 trails in Skagway then you get a free hoodie and the pride of completely gorgeous trails through the Alaskan rainforests. I would like to complete it but it is a total of 85 miles (if not more, because I think that's all one way.) In the span of 5 months maybe I can create the dexterity I need to complete them.
Today, a few people from work and I hiked up another six miles. My blisters have gotten larger and I hobbled the majority of the way down.
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