{"id":3878,"date":"2008-06-11T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2008-06-11T20:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yummy-wakame.com\/archives\/2008\/06\/11\/3878"},"modified":"2008-06-11T16:10:51","modified_gmt":"2008-06-11T20:10:51","slug":"the-next-walking-adventure-begins-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yummy-wakame.com\/weblog\/2008\/06\/the-next-walking-adventure-begins-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Walking Adventure Begins Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wilderness\"That being the rugged 70-mile Laurel Highlands Backpacking Adventure!<\/strong> I’ve been looking forward to it for months. Anna<\/a> and I are taking up the challenge to complete Pennsylvania’s famously gorgeous, scenic trail over 7 days. It starts in Ohiopyle, PA and ends near Johnstown, PA, though we will be doing it backwards.<\/p>\n

Check out the route map!
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Whenever the wind permits me to charge my phone and if my cellphone picks up any signals I’ll try to blog each day so you don’t miss anything interesting.<\/p>\n

I’m pretty out of shape at the moment and I’m daunted at the thought we’ll be carrying 7 days worth of food with us in high volume backpacks, sleeping bags and mats as well as the usual camping paraphernalia. But I learnt from the Hadrian’s Wall<\/a> walk a few years back, so this year I’m going for ultra-light backpacking. The shelters offer rustic basic sleeping areas, a firepit stocked with wood, a toilet of some kind (I don’t have high expectations) and a water source. The water sources at the beginning, the end and at a difficult part near the end of the trail are contaminated so we’re bringing a water purifier and crossing our fingers. I believe there are no showering facilities along the entire trail… so that will be a first for me. I’m keen to find out how I handle that. It’s also bear country and there are a few poisonous snakes in the area like rattlesnakes, though I haven’t found any evidence of any attacks in my online searches so I’m really not worried about it. Hmm… what else can I tell you?<\/p>\n

Oh if you want to find out more about the trail here’s the official website<\/a>. And here’s a great photo gallery<\/strong><\/a> I found to give you a taste of what’s to come. They even came across a rattlesnake! Tomorrow, if there’s time, I’ll post a bit more about the preparation process.<\/p>\n

Later! :@D<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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