Miles Today: 7.94
Map Waypoints: D to E
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I woke up just before 3 this morning. My legs were a little tired. So I had 3 cups of coffee and then went for a walk. The tiredness quickly melted away. Theoretically, I should take a day off every so often. But I'm also experimenting to see if I can just reduce the miles to around 7 a day for a few days and then increase it again.
There is some base mileage a person can maintain everyday. Whether it's 1 or 10 doesn't matter. But at that base mileage I feel recovery can take place even if a person walks some. I think mine is around 7 miles. This is a 3 year hike. Avoiding 50 days off would put me 350 miles ahead and could take away the need to do big miles later. The further I can get ahead of schedule within reason, the less problem it will be taking time off due to bad weather or other factors.
I have been following this blog for awhile. It is a woman who is hiking the 4,000 foot mountains in New Hampshire. This paragraph caught my attention today:
"contemplating whether it was Washington or not. We agreed that it didn't seem high enough. A few members of my group hadn't been hiking the 4Ks for very long (but have hiked a lot of them) and we talked about how your experience grows after each hike. You learn more about navigation, packing better, identifying mountains, driving to the Whites, and most importantly: yourself. I think Washington didn't seem to be looming over us because we were about 3000 feet up so it wasn't physically as far up as it usually is when viewing it, but the truth is, we have become more experienced hikers and more confident in our ability"
It's easy to do too much reading and not enough hiking. Everyone finds their own way if they keep at it. The way to get experience is to just go out and get experience.
I read that rain can be predicted by looking at how clearly you can see the dark part of the moon. It doesn't show well in the picture, but today I could see it very well. I'll see how the theory works over time.
In the mountains, my experience has been that mackerel skies in the morning almost always indicates afternoon rain and thunderstorms. When I see these, I know it's a good idea to get the miles in early.
This morning when looking at the TransAmerica hike I realized it would be more motivational to have frequent goals. The route through Kentucky is about 800 miles long. We naturally look for some boundaries to mark our progress. Counties are generally small enough to give these boundaries at a good distance apart. For the real thing, I would take a picture of each sign.
While on an afternoon walk to the university, I got a video of these kids skateboarding. I asked if it was OK to video them. The were planning on going on the other side of the hill, but they made an extra run so I coul take the video.
Krister and I decided to spend 3 consecutive weeks on the Colorado Trail. If he feels ready, he will continue the rest solo.
Virtual Hike End of the Day Picture
TransAmerican Trail Virtual Hike
Top 20 of 66 participants
Today I passed 200 miles into the event. The partnership started at 587 miles.
| Name | Distance |
| AshleyA | 826.2 mi |
| RebeccaJ | 825.7 mi |
| BernieS | 823.5 mi |
| LarryB | 817.6 mi |
| PatM | 795.2 mi |
| Carol H.W | 794.2 mi |
| GaryT | 792.1 mi |
| LamontA | 779.7 mi |
| JohnA | 769.7 mi |
| AnnF | 768.2 mi |
| JohnZ | 764.8 mi |
| DanaA | 758.0 mi |
| johnd | 751.7 mi |
| RamonaH | 751.2 mi |
| sarah w | 745.5 mi |
| LT | 739.0 mi |
| SusanP | 725.8 mi |
| MarilynrH | 725.8 mi |
| GordonM | 717.8 mi |
| SHIRLEYE | 717.0 mi |
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