I don't know what was wrong with me, I just couldn't hike this as fast as I wanted to. It was hard, and I was exhausted? Was it staying up to late at the hot springs? Was it too much jambalaya at the Moblie? Was it one too many Tecates (yes, super-classy) the night before? I don't know. But this hike was killer, and I think it was 16 miles instead of 14. But it was totally worth it.
I think the only other time that I've been this frustrated by a hike was several years ago when we did The Subway in Zion. The last mile of the hike is straight up out of the canyon, and I had so many crazy things happen on that hike that I sat at the bottom of the trail before the upward ascent...and cried. I had never been so utterly exhausted, and didn't realize it at the time, but was suffering from heat stroke. So for lack of my body doing the things that I wanted it to do, and all of the frustrations, I bawled on the trail for a good 5 minutes. Total breakdown. Then got it together, bucked up, and started up the trail. I look back on the trip, and it's one of the most epic canyoneering/hiking/swimming trips that I've done. And it was mostly fun, partly terrifying, and at the end, tested my will-power. That's the great thing about hard hikes though...you realize that it's totally mind over matter.
I just really wish that I felt better. I'm recommending this as a backpack trip instead of a day hike, and renaming it It Feels Like A Thousand Miles Before You Get There Lake.
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I can do a lot of thinks that test my mental toughness but hardcore hiking just freaks me out. It's a total mental block for me and I have a good meltdown every time I try. I'm all about road trips to check out the view. :)
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