krasota ([personal profile] rootofnewt) wrote2002-09-02 09:48 pm

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i just noticed something.
when we climbed to humpback rocks awhile back, i thought it was an 800-ft ascent.

no.

the elevation is 3650ft at the rocks. and 2360ft at the parki ng area. the trail is a little less than a mile from lot to rocks.

that's an altitude climb of 1290 feet. phew. no wonder i had to stop to rest every 50 yards.

i should write a book on hiking with major fibro and mild CFIDS periods. it will be calle d "stop and listen to your heart pound in your ears" or "if i sit on this cliff long enough, will someone airlift me home?"

[identity profile] michellew.livejournal.com 2002-09-02 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, could I write a chapter in "stop and listen to your heart pound in your ears" about living with partial epilepsies? I feel like I do a lot of that. A lot of waiting for the "big one" to come. It's like living in Southern California, yo.

[identity profile] laverick.livejournal.com 2002-09-03 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It's so frustrating when your body can't perform nearly as well as your mind can.

OTOH, It's always a pleasant surprise for me when my body can go farther than I think it's capable of...unfortunately, i usually suffer the consequences later, but it's often worth it. :P