So today we get up super early so we can be on our way to Mt Marcy in the Adirondacks of NY. While we are driving I'm excited an nervous at the same time. Mt Marcy is a 7.5 mile hike (ONE way) and has an elevation gain of 3,000 ft. Which I have heard is not steep-- very gradual. Let me make a quick note to say gradual yes, but not easy by any means. It sucked.
Anyways, we had planned on camping on Mt Marcy as well. However, they will not let you without bear canisters. You know bc I have these lying around. We had planned to leave to eat dinner and come back, but Aaron said forget it. So on we went w our hike.
We sign it at the registry area. You know a book they keep in case you go missing and never return. That book. The guy told us the trails are muddy. Eh what's a little mud right??
First two miles-- not too shabby. Then the mud pit of hell. And yes it was a deep pit. So deep that when I stepped in (because I am clumsy and fell off of whatever I was balancing on) and my left foot sank in and then my right. Aaron pulled me out (my whole high tops were in the mud) and my left shoe came off. It was stuck in the mud. My right foot was covered about 4 inches above the top of my shoe. I seriously almost cried. Aaron got my shoe out and I had to put it back on. He started laughing. I on the other hand started swearing from here to high heaven!
However, we carried on. We hit the damn that runs through and this is where it slows down. Now I know we are on a mountain but it is random rocks now. No longer a nice path like it was. When we get to 6.5 miles I think I might lose it. I felt bad for Aaron. For those who followed our blog last year, think the freaking sand dunes!
Now we get to boulder field, as Aaron called it. You are literally walking up rocks that are pretty slanted up. I swear at this point I will die. Like tumble down the rocks and die. And never be seen again. Again, at this point I feel like I am going to cry and almost do at this point. Aaron, being fabulous, stops and looks at my whining ass to tell me "You can do this!"
We finally make it to the top. We realize that we didn't bring our phones, so I didn't have a pic on my phone to show. But the view is amazing. Like breathtaking. And then you realize you climbed up it and it is super amazing. There were even dogs up there. Yes dogs made this 7.5 mile hike as well! And that made me feel real wimpy. I'm sure those dogs didn't whine once on the way up.
After 20 minutes of blissful sitting we start climbing DOWN! Which let me say is harder than going up. However, now that I just want to go to the car I don't stop once. Going down puts so much hurt on your joints bc you are coming down hard w momentum. And again bc out of 7.5 miles at least 6 are walking on straight rocks. When we hit a sign that said 0.9 miles left we started busting a move. But it felt like it took forever. We couldn't believe how long it felt.
We decided to drive the two hours and just stay in Albany for the night. When we got to Albany and hit a chipotle it was the best meal I had ever eaten. They tasted so good since we were own granola bars and water all day. As we were going to our room, aaron says: "We should check for ticks." Um beg your pardon??? I actually knocked a black bug off of him which I will come back to at a later time! When we got to the room, we showered (scrubbed is more like it) and hit the sack hard! Best sleep ever!
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