There have been a few threads here at the beginning of the new year looking back and looking forward. Here's another one:
What was your most physically demanding hike (or any other outdoor activity) of 2005?
I bring this question up because mine was a little unusual in that it had zero elevation gain: 14 miles of beach walking in the Fire Island National Seashore, from Smith's Point to Watch Hill and back, on a hot and humid August day. We dragged ourselves home, ordered in pies, drank beers, and asked ourselves "What the hell were we thinking?" My right hamstring didn't stop hurting as a direct result of this walk until around Thanksgiving.
What was your most physically demanding hike (or any other outdoor activity) of 2005?
I bring this question up because mine was a little unusual in that it had zero elevation gain: 14 miles of beach walking in the Fire Island National Seashore, from Smith's Point to Watch Hill and back, on a hot and humid August day. We dragged ourselves home, ordered in pies, drank beers, and asked ourselves "What the hell were we thinking?" My right hamstring didn't stop hurting as a direct result of this walk until around Thanksgiving.