tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post681957008337053958..comments2023-11-11T18:06:32.795-08:00Comments on Hiking with Gnarly, Stubby, and Gimpy: Big Bear City to WrightwoodBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18347670233081879979noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-88506131139506700652017-06-09T06:55:35.161-07:002017-06-09T06:55:35.161-07:00Remember what we talked, no competitions and one s...Remember what we talked, no competitions and one step at the time! Really happy for you! I know you'll be successful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652705241274723445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-37126203052814054522017-06-09T01:59:02.251-07:002017-06-09T01:59:02.251-07:00So enjoying your journey, and praying for you. If...So enjoying your journey, and praying for you. If you meet up with a couple named Mark & Kristen, I'm following them too. She is from Michigan and I work at the church she grew up at. I pray you grow in strength to continue. You inspire me!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092949377590358615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-69834581821629950372017-06-08T22:50:36.575-07:002017-06-08T22:50:36.575-07:00Kevin,
I keep praying for you every day, glad you ...Kevin,<br />I keep praying for you every day, glad you are back on the trail, and feeling better. Keep eating and drinking and get some sleep!!Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398785943782799983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-6973734133600108582017-06-08T21:19:34.291-07:002017-06-08T21:19:34.291-07:00My thoughts on this post:
1. In the last post, Da...My thoughts on this post:<br /><br />1. In the last post, Dad talked about pushing himself to get to Big Bear before the post office closed on Saturday. He then took Sunday off, and got back on the trail Monday morning. Pushing himself to get the package only saved him about 2 hours in the morning, so it probably wasn't worth it.<br /><br />2. Dad doesn't react to poison ivy as Mom pointed out. He probably won't react to poison oak either as they are in the same family. I think I'm like Dad in that regard. However, Poodle Dog Bush is a completely different animal. Reactions are similar to poison oak, but treatment is totally different and if you don't react to poison oak, that means nothing for how you will react to Poodle Dog Bush. Fortunately, it's very distinctive.<br /><br />3. Dad admitted to some criminal activity in this post.<br /><br />4. Captain Planet and Flask really went out of their way to help Dad. I recently read a blog post by another hiker who was probably having altitude sickness before falling into a stream getting soaked and as a result hypothermic. Several other hikers had opportunities to help him and didn't in very standoffish ways. I really appreciate what Captain Planet and Flask did for Dad.<br /><br />5. Evelyn and her family provided Dad with another amazing trail angel experience. They not only took him to the urgent care, but also into their home. Once again, I really appreciate all they did for him.<br /><br />6. Dad's time off the trail waiting for test results was scary for me. Knowing how much Dad wants to be on the trail and spending all that time not knowing if he could get back scared me bad. I think I can imagine what Dad went through. If I was in that situation, I might have had a heart attack waiting for the results.<br /><br />7. Dad likes to hike in the morning before breakfast. He told me he hasn't been eating anything until 7:30 AM. Working out in the morning prior to breakfast is a good weight loss strategy as it increases your metabolism for the day. Thru hikers don't need metabolism increases, so all he probably did was run his glycogen stores too low. He did it enough times that his body finally started to shut down. I'm not an expert, but I have studied this a bit so that I can maximize my workouts.<br /><br />8. Dad mentioned before he started the trail that he didn't think he would connect with people very well because of his age. Between the two of us, I have the moodier and less friendly personality so I knew he wouldn't have any trouble. Sure enough, he at least seems to get the names of more thru hikers than I did (he might have already beat me for the entire PCT), made connections with other hikers at least as deep as I did by this point, and had three trail angel experiences that meet or exceed the very best I ever had. <br /><br />9. I've kept track of Dad's daily mileage to see how he compares to other PCT hikers. Even with the ER trip and his lower miles since then, he is still hiking in the average to a little above average range.Pathfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537678152188683322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-53192527739923141962017-06-08T21:17:44.861-07:002017-06-08T21:17:44.861-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pathfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537678152188683322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998529652196939499.post-69836912894149792212017-06-08T20:29:34.335-07:002017-06-08T20:29:34.335-07:00Sharon and my prayers and thoughts are with you Ke...Sharon and my prayers and thoughts are with you Kevin and we pass a special hug to Beck praying she doesn't become a basket case with your great endeavour.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832640880973879263noreply@blogger.com