by Guest » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:12 am
Well, everyone was right when they said this was no joke. I have never sweat so much in my life. My buddy and I hiked up the trail starting at about 4:30 AM from the museum. It took us a solid 9 hours to complete it (probably due to the fact that we only got 3 hours of sleep before starting, and hadn't really trained recently for such a hike). I tell ya what though, I ran a marathon on June 4 in about 4:30, and this was much harder than running a marathon. It was on my life list though, so I'm glad we did it. If you're considering this trail, get a good amount of sleep, and start before 4 if you don't want to sweat your brains out. Also, 2 gallons of water/gatorade is an absolute must with the temperatures of 112. Thanks for all the info