So the running phase is somewhat replaced by hiking now. The next objective is (...drum roll...) JOHN MUIR TRAIL!!!
6 months ago, i convinced couple of my friends to join me on the 210 miles death march from Yosemite -Whitney portal ( jk, it will be glorious hikes) . We managed to got the permit on our first try ( probably because it's so EARLY in the season and any normal person will try to do it DURING the season
) but I rather have less people on the trail and a little bit of snow
than fighting for a spot during the season. Totally reasonable right??
The
planning stage involved a lot of time in excel sheet. Planning the day
by day routes and campsites. It was like playing puzzle. I'm pretty sure
this will change on the field but it's kinda nice to have some
guidance.
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| lost count on how many version of these i created |
And FOOD! turned out to takes up a lot of my planning
brain. This was due to my "smart" idea of making my own dehydrated
meal. After much research and trial and lots of error. I settled with
couple menus : Beef Stroganoff, chicken and rice, red curry noodle, and
pasta marinara.
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| homemade dehydrated meal |
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| comparing to Mountain House |
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| First pass of snack. Need to add more |
Anyway fast forward 5 months , in 4 weeks, we are going to
start this journey. The make or break in our friendships... Avoiding
bear and being unplugged (
except when we have cellphone signal.. Lol ).
So
if you are curious with our trip, follow our adventure here!! And to
start.. Here are some random pictures from the planning stage
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| 7 days worth of food |
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| first aid kit |
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| Test Pack .Somehow managed to fit it all in my 45 bag |
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