So here we are at the end of August, or at the end of the ninth to last month before the PCT as I like to call it. Not really a bunch of new revelations about my upcoming attempt at the PCT.
Went on a rather long training hike yesterday with my son on a local favourite called Mount Albert Edwards. This hike involves roughly 10 kilometers of very easy, mundane trail followed by 5 km of fairly tough going in which you gain 900 meters of elevation. Total round trip of about 30 km or just under 19 miles. I felt pretty good at the finish, so thus proves that my training regime of time spent on the couch with my very good friends Mr Chips and Ms Salsa is working just fine! I cannot take credit for the photo below as most of our day was spent in drifting fog and rain. But this is what the mountain looks like on a nice day.
This is what the mountain looked like on our hike. Not quite as splendid!
I am still aquiring various bits and bobs of equipment, but that process is winding down. Now I just have to kill about 250 days until it is go time.
