ow
OOOWWW!!!
working the ropes!
Camp run-a-muck
I HATE camping at public campgrounds, too many people too close, and with the Mississippi at flood stage finding a secluded spot was going to be tuff. We settled on camping at the "primitive" sites in Palisades state park in savanna Illinois. We scored the LAST one available out of the three that they had, primitive means you hike in and carry EVERYTHING you need (including water)with you. If your in Colorado a two mile UPHILL hike is pretty normal, In the midwest its an anomally. 1.7 miles all uphill to campsite "B", actually a VERY nice place. All I could think about is what a cool downhill race this trail would make, especially the last/first 1/4 mile at what I'm guessing is a 12% grade. Also NO BIKES ALLOWED, but still, you could get a good 45 to 50 mph coming down the thing.
Three tips; 1)don't forget your sleeping bags on the first hike up to your camp
2) No matter how tempting it may be, don't try to adjust a jet-boil
campstove AFTER you've heated it up.
3)Climbing and rope work with three blistered fingers can be painful, however, one MUST NOT LET GO no matter what.
Did my fastest lap at Geode for this year sunday, however, I'm still close to five minutes slower than my best ever time, must be gettin older faster than I thought.
ow
OOOWWW!!!
working the ropes!
Camp run-a-muck
I HATE camping at public campgrounds, too many people too close, and with the Mississippi at flood stage finding a secluded spot was going to be tuff. We settled on camping at the "primitive" sites in Palisades state park in savanna Illinois. We scored the LAST one available out of the three that they had, primitive means you hike in and carry EVERYTHING you need (including water)with you. If your in Colorado a two mile UPHILL hike is pretty normal, In the midwest its an anomally. 1.7 miles all uphill to campsite "B", actually a VERY nice place. All I could think about is what a cool downhill race this trail would make, especially the last/first 1/4 mile at what I'm guessing is a 12% grade. Also NO BIKES ALLOWED, but still, you could get a good 45 to 50 mph coming down the thing.
Three tips; 1)don't forget your sleeping bags on the first hike up to your camp
2) No matter how tempting it may be, don't try to adjust a jet-boil
campstove AFTER you've heated it up.
3)Climbing and rope work with three blistered fingers can be painful, however, one MUST NOT LET GO no matter what.
Did my fastest lap at Geode for this year sunday, however, I'm still close to five minutes slower than my best ever time, must be gettin older faster than I thought.
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