This is a series of photos from a trip that was epic, challenging, and throughly enjoyed.
Quick summary of the trip. We started on Black Ridge, hiked down Mee Canyon, camped by the Colorado River, floated the river to Westwater, and rode bikes back to the Kokopelli Loops in Loma.
The hike took 7.5 hours with 30 pound packs. It involved scrambling, routefinding and bushwacking.
The float was done in inflatable kayaks and took less than 2 hours (the river is so high that the normal 3-4 hour float was cut in half). It was a relief to to be able to sit before the ride.
The ride was long and hot. We took about 7 hours, Cat had to bail at Rabbit Valley, and Anne and I ran out of water (not a good thing when the temps are in the 90s).
Here is the first set of hiking photos:
Last edited by screampint; 05-23-2008 at 08:47 PM.
We are putting together trips for women, however, this one is a bit too demanding for what we are looking for. Although, it was a trip that we all wanted to do. Two of us do race together on occasion, and only race when it's at least 12 hours, but we aren't currently training for anything.
Truly! And I posted before reading the thread about the definition of "epic."
What made it epic for me was that it made me feel so fortunate to have all of it in my proverbial "backyard" and that I have such incredible friends with whom to share it.
I really enjoy the slower pace of hiking in country like that, getting to check out all the wildness without worrying about keeping your line or OTBing. Stopping under a shading rock overhang, listening to the quiet...good stuff.
One year I had a big backpacking trip planned for Canyonlands
Originally Posted by screampint
Yes, it was nice to do something different. However, my cycling conditioned legs were much happier the next day on the bike.
I spoke to a BLM official about our adventure and he informed me that most people take two days to do Mee. No wonder it felt like such a long day!
So in early spring I just hiked up and down the steepest trails in my area and really didn't bike too much. Then I went on my trip, hiked mucho miles daily, got back home and started riding again. I had NO leg strength, NO wind, NO endurance. Hiking and biking are definitely two different types of leg strength training.
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Originally Posted by crisillo
