Note to readers: When I am hiking I can think of many things to write about, but at the end of the day when I am tired it's a different story. Today (7/17) was no exception.
Wed 7/17 Day 12 mile 1907 near Shelter Cove -> 1933 = 26 miles
Pushing the Envelope
How's the Body Holding Up
- Back--mostly great (Thanks, Dr Bedford). It does get tired carrying a pack most of the day with very few breaks.
- Knees--okay during the day. They ache at night, but by morning are ready to go.
- Feet--two blisters showed up today. Left foot on outside of heel below the ankle, Right big toe in a spot I cannot see.
(Note: as of 7/22 six of the last seven days have been 25-26 mile days.
At an estimated average of 2500 steps per mile, a lot of steps are taken on a 20-25 mile day. Turns out I am camped near a young woman. Her name escapes me. Yesterday she twisted her ankle on a tree root and fell. Today was a zero-day (no hiking) for her. She has been going NOBO, but will head south tomorrow.
Why do we stumble or fall?
- Inattention to where we are stepping
- Failure to raise foot high enough to clear obstacle (curb, rock, root, etc)
- We are tired
- Distracted.
- Rocker--shifts front to back or side to side when you step on it. You can lose your balance, stumble, or even fall
- Roller--rolls when you step on it--rock, part of tree branch
- Tripper--just a little or several inches higher than the ground--rock, root, curb, etc. You stumble and even fall.
- Slippers--or slip or what? Whatever is underneath, your foot slips--
- wet rock, wet wood without bark, ice, snow, some slippers are a frictionless surface--You cannot stand on it: such as algae on a rock in a stream crossing, Ice on wood, sheen of water on ice.
Thurs July 18 Hiked from Brahana Lake (PCT mile 1933) to Sisters Mirror Lake (PCT mile 1959) = 26 miles
The Sierras
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