June 30th<\/p>\n
The day started out great. We got to catch up with all dads stories as we peppered him with questions about the AT experience. The first 10 miles of hiking were hot but manageable. Feeling cocky,\u00a0 we decided to push on to the next shelter 5 additional miles away.\u00a0 Ahead on the trailed loomed a steep uphill climb. We started up. I didn’t disgrace myself by outwardly crying but lets just say there was a lot of built in rest time for Nate and dad.\u00a0 The last 5 miles felt like 15.\u00a0 I don’t believe I hike any slower than I did in the Sierras but it was a total role reversal. Dad bouncing ahead up the hill and me trudging up the hill worrying as my respiration rate closed in on 45 breaths\/minute.\u00a0 We made it to the shelter but every muscle in my body hurts.\u00a0 Ouch!!<\/p>\n
To add insult to injury, when we got to the shelter, there was a group of boy scouts talking with another thru hiker, Sam I Am. They were asking him about hiking and training. The the one boy said “Man I’m tired.\u00a0 It was a rough day! We hiked 15 miles\u00a0today.”\u00a0 Another scout chided him, “Quit whining!! You sound like a 40 year old woman!!”\u00a0\u00a0 Ouch!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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