T H E   A D I R O N D A C K S   -   D A Y   # 2

Thursday, September 23, 2004

Click here for more detail (and pictures) on my out-and-back hike of Mount Marcy.

Guess what? I don't have any pictures of my after-hike van-homecoming. Why? Because it is really, really dark. Yup, I pushed the time envelope a bit too far but I have a flashlight to light my way so no worries. I didn't run into any bears during my hike in the dark but my right knee is bothering me at the finish. It started hurting when I began my descent of Mount Marcy. I'm a little concerned now. Having a knee problem while on the road is a very bad thing. I've had knee pain in the past but fear this one may have opened a Pandora's Box to a plethora of problems. Only time would tell if I have opened the box.

After completing the 15 mile hike I find myself very much wiped out. Between the day's hike and the previous day's bike, I've certainly over done it by a wide margin. I'm not the spring chicken I used to be, I'm close to turning 40. So operating on very little energy reserves I drive back to the campground, take a shower, eat dinner, then download my pictures to my laptop. After the download completes I realize I have broken a record, I shot 482 pictures. Yowza!

After editing my new batch of pictures I go to bed and fall immediately to sleep. There's nothing like a good hike to usher in the Sandman.