I thought I was ready

I thought I was ready for this hike.

[Narrator: Dear reader, he was not ready.]

We cruised for the first four miles to Sturtevant Camp, buoyed by the scenery, shade and pleasant temperatures. But, about 5.5 miles in I bonked. intense cramping in both legs knocking me on a duff a time or two. A Liquid IV helped some, but it was VERY slow going the rest of the way up. Once at the summit, we wasted energy looking for the trail down to find that is was closed because of the recent fire. We went down the way we came, but, again, it was slow going because of continued cramping.

The trail was a good gauge of my overall fitness — wanting.

More squats!