Compromise. I think its how we have hiked this far together. Its not
easy hiking together, living, and being together 24 hours a day for 100
days. Even when we hike big parts of the day alone, we still cook
dinner, camp, and wake up together every morning.
I love hiking with Lauren, but our hiking styles are very different.
Mine is in fact very different from most. When I hike by myself, I hike
all day. I start very early and hike very late. I see a mountain in
front of me, I climb it. I see a creek or river, and I hike right
through it. I take few breaks but when I break I eat a lot and then hike
on. It is sick the way I push myself. Not sure what drives me to do
this, but its what I do.
I suppose not hiking my way has its benefits. The biggest being I
have had no injuries this summer (knock on wood). I only suffered 2
little blisters around Mt Hood that went away after a few days. I have
also had more time in camp and am one of the few hikers who never loses
weight onn a 2000 mile hike!
Today we stopped at 430. 18 miles. Not bad, just thought we should do
more. The weather is good, we feel good, and a good campsite was only 4
miles away. Compromise, its the only way this will work...
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