Trekking/Hiking 2:15:00 [3]
I had planned to do the 6K Uphill Challenge this morning but was awake before 6 and sitting on the deck with 'Bent having coffee when I watched another person go by who was clearly going up the mountain and I was suddenly very envious and didn't want to wait four hours to do so myself. So I packed up quickly and went up when it was quiet and cool. I was craving a bit of solitude but on the way up met Wayne, a runner from New York who was out there just for kicks to see the race. We meandered our way up to the top and I said I was going to hang out for a bit so he ran back down the hill. As I was debating my route down, I met two PCT thru-hikers and geeked out asking them all sorts of questions. I had planned to run down but was so enthralled by them I ended up hiking all of the way down with them. Later that afternoon I got to do a beer mile with some friends, so my day felt very satisfying and complete!
