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Saturday Jun 2, 2018 #
Trekking/Hiking 2:00:00 [3]
While I sure do love a good Earlventure, I've felt my adventures have been a bit tame lately so wanted to jazz it up a bit. I am hoping to do a longer backpacking trip later in the summer (I got a permit for the High Sierra Trail but really wanted to do the Wonderland) and wanted a little shakeout to test out some new gear I got (a cool new MSR stove and a Sawyer Squeeze filter). Only having one night available due to other weekend commitments, I chose an area of Queen Elizabeth Wildlands I hadn't been to before. I had a hard time finding recon on my planned route as it didn't sound like it was a popular one, which only added to the excitement!
I had read that the road down to the parking lot at Victoria Falls got a bit dicey, and it didn't disappoint in that regard but my little Subie managed it just fine. Found the parking lot with one other car there, but had a bit of difficulty finding the trail I'd hoped to start on! Got all my gear sorted and started following the white blazes of the Ganaraska trail, hoping that it was the one that I wanted!
Thank goodness for the white blazes! They were plentiful but the trail was not very well used and very overgrown during this time of year. There was frequent backtracking as I'd find myself scratching my head (sometimes because of the bugs!) wondering where the trail was. It was a fun combination of being high up on rocky ridges and then descending into swampy forests. There were a few water crossings including one swift water that had me choose my route carefully.
After about 90 minutes I finally saw a sign that told me I'd been on my planned route. The map was adding up to what I'd been seeing but I'm never fully confident! My next mission was to find a campsite that was marked as a black triangle on the map, meaning, not as easy to find. I ended up stumbling on the trail to the lake almost by accident and was giddy when I saw a lovely clearing with a fire pit right on the lake. This was going to be a perfect home for the night!
Enjoyed a lovely afternoon of setting up camp, collecting firewood, drinking a couple of beers which were well worth the weight of carrying out there, and reading. In retrospect, I could have gone much further afield in the time I had available to me, but when I'm on my own in an unfamiliar area, I like to take some safety precautions! I have a SPOT tracker that I bought from Bash a couple of years ago, and the friends and family that are on it know my system: press OK where my car is parked, at my campsite, and when I'm back to the car. It's been well-established that Simpy will be the one to lead the rescue mission if anything ever goes awry as he's the only one that checks them consistently (thanks brother and sister!).
I had read that the road down to the parking lot at Victoria Falls got a bit dicey, and it didn't disappoint in that regard but my little Subie managed it just fine. Found the parking lot with one other car there, but had a bit of difficulty finding the trail I'd hoped to start on! Got all my gear sorted and started following the white blazes of the Ganaraska trail, hoping that it was the one that I wanted!
Thank goodness for the white blazes! They were plentiful but the trail was not very well used and very overgrown during this time of year. There was frequent backtracking as I'd find myself scratching my head (sometimes because of the bugs!) wondering where the trail was. It was a fun combination of being high up on rocky ridges and then descending into swampy forests. There were a few water crossings including one swift water that had me choose my route carefully.
After about 90 minutes I finally saw a sign that told me I'd been on my planned route. The map was adding up to what I'd been seeing but I'm never fully confident! My next mission was to find a campsite that was marked as a black triangle on the map, meaning, not as easy to find. I ended up stumbling on the trail to the lake almost by accident and was giddy when I saw a lovely clearing with a fire pit right on the lake. This was going to be a perfect home for the night!
Enjoyed a lovely afternoon of setting up camp, collecting firewood, drinking a couple of beers which were well worth the weight of carrying out there, and reading. In retrospect, I could have gone much further afield in the time I had available to me, but when I'm on my own in an unfamiliar area, I like to take some safety precautions! I have a SPOT tracker that I bought from Bash a couple of years ago, and the friends and family that are on it know my system: press OK where my car is parked, at my campsite, and when I'm back to the car. It's been well-established that Simpy will be the one to lead the rescue mission if anything ever goes awry as he's the only one that checks them consistently (thanks brother and sister!).
Friday Jun 1, 2018 #
6 AM
Strength Training 50:00 [3]
Thursday May 31, 2018 #
6 AM
Strength Training 50:00 [3]
Wednesday May 30, 2018 #
5 PM
Running hills 1:00:00 [3]
Tuesday May 29, 2018 #
6 AM
Strength Training 50:00 [3]
Sunday May 27, 2018 #
9 AM
Strength Training 45:00 [3]
Felt like a hero for doing this after one of my best friends' wedding receptions the night before. I rationalized that sweating would help the alcohol escape my system. ;-)