Weekend # 1: January 13, 2008
South Mountain Reservation
This weekend, i'm really just prepping for my trip next week to mount Washington in New Hampshire where I'll be staying at Pinkham Notch. So I decided to do some running on Saturday at the local track and run a few stadium stairs. Then on Sunday, I took a short drive over to Millburn and did 3 or 4 hours on the Rahway trail. I loaded up my pack with my rock climbing ggear to really test my stamina. If igured a good hike would be a good start to this little project. We'll be ramping up pretty quickly, so stay tuned.
Nothing but me and my shadow on this day. All my walking partners had some kind of excuse as to why they couldn't hike today. This as far as I can see, will be my biggest challenge. I will probably have more than a few weekends where my partners will dis me for the comfort of their beds.
Since I was by myself, I brought along the iPod. Normally, I just listen to the leaves and the birds, but since my main reason for doing this hike was to push myself and get ready for Washington, I figured I should add a soundtrack.
Solitary hike is just what I needed to get rested for the upcoming week.
