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| Perfect weather for hiking! |
Jen, Marit and I set off from Idyllwild and the miles flew by as we chatted. It was a bit harder to breathe above 9000 ft, but nothing terrible. At one point we passed a man on the trail and he asked what we were training for. I told him "Life."
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| On top! |
The peak was as beautiful as I remember - 360° views of desert, other peaks, pine trees, etc. It was quiet and peaceful and we sat on a rock and ate peanut butter pretzels, which may be the best hiking snack I have ever consumed.
Descending seemed much faster except for miles 14-16 where I was very over hiking. My legs got tired and I had a slight headache. I did my best not to ask Marit (who had our GPS) every 2 minutes "How much longer?!"
We arrived at the car, stopped hiking and instantly I had the world's worst headache and was certain I was going to puke all over Marit's lovely car. Jen followed suit with a splitting headache and nauseousness. Poor Marit became our babysitter! As we drove down the mountain I alternated between laughing about how funny it was that the two Ironman athletes were about to puke all over Marit's car and what a funny story this would be (and literally thinking I might just hang my head out the window like a dog the entire way home so as not to mess up her car!). Thankfully I never lost any cookies. As soon as we returned to sea level all was well with the world again.
Thanks girls for a great adventure I will remember for years!
