We Went On a 16 Mile Hike Yesterday

[Zwielicht]

@Impulse and I finished a 16 mile hike about 5 hours ago. It took us about 8 1/2 hours to complete as we ran into some hiccups with a couple of the trails.

It was a bit of spur of the moment thing, but I was watching this YouTube video the other day where some guy jogged 12 miles every day for a hundred days. This reminded me that we needed to diversify our training, so yesterday when we noticed it was cloudy, we decided to try a longer hike today.

We don’t normally hike, but it’s an effective full body workout, so it showed us what areas we need to improve.

I’ve posted some pictures from the hike below. I don’t have any night photos because my phone battery ran out in the middle of the hike and we needed to conserve the battery on @impulse’s phone.

One thing I will say is that I mentioned in another thread recently that I was working on my middle splits. I actually managed this and have nearly managed to do the front splits, but both of these have helped out tremendously with walking, running, and hiking. I’ve done endurance training before, but it’s far easier now thanks to working on both of those splits.

I don’t know if anyone else here goes on hikes, but feel free to share some of your own photos as well!

 

[Dopious]

Well, that desert seems ... fun maybe, at least you guys had each other out there, great workout though.

 

[Zwielicht]

Well, that desert seems ... fun maybe, at least you guys had each other out there, great workout though.

It was fun in the sense that it felt more like an adventure and it was something different, but the desert itself was okay. The worst part was when we came up to an area that was supposed to be a creek but this place clearly hadn’t seen water in the last decade; second worst creek I’ve ever seen.

 

[Preying Mantis]

Holy fuuuuck that’s a whole work day no way I’d do that!!

 

[SirTop]

I used to love hiking and did it often with my friend 2–3 years ago. But ever since my pal moved to a different place we don’t really see each other much anymore... the thought of doing it alone just doesn’t really me hyped up enough : )

We talked earlier this year about going again, finding time to meet and all that but no one really took it seriously till now.

Maybe I will look for a hiking group to join and start doing it more

PS: I love this area you hiked at... looks like you had it all to yourselves : D

 

[payal23j]

Wow, superb both of you. If you have a good partner you'll cover miles in a min.

 

[animesh]

Great to see you guys enjoying a good sunset/sunrise!

Udaipur, Rajasthan, India (This was in July-Aug)

I hike regularly almost every week, sometimes with friends, sometimes solo, but I don't take many pictures because I like to stay away from my phone when I'm out.

 

[RiskyStuff]

Easy when you have a companion.

 

[TheVigilante]

Weekend well spent

 

[Zwielicht]

Easy when you have a companion.

Yeah, it’s easier in the sense that it’s a lot less boring, that’s for sure. I did another 16 mile hike last decade on a different trail by myself, and I wasn’t really keen on doing it solo; it just felt a bit mind-numbing.