Panic is beginning to set in. I forgot to mention to all of you, that when we leave, this Wednesday for our summer adventure, we have to take everything with us that we might need (from May through September). We are doing not only the JMT, but hiking into the beautiful Eagle Cap Wilderness in Eastern Oregon. If you haven't been out into the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, you really need to! We are also working in Vegas for the next 8 weeks, followed by an exciting drive up Highway 1 and spending plenty of time with family!
We are obviously procrastinators and terrible planners since we really just started packing today.
We also have a rough pack on our backpacks too. We will be getting our bear canisters from an awesome gentleman in California who is letting us borrow them for this trip. I have to say, people who let strangers borrow things are my favorite. :)
This whole experience is more in depth than I thought it would be. I have been going over pages online and it's making me realize that this isn't just some little hiking trip. This is an excursion of epic proportions. My dad checks in with me occasionally to see how the planning is going and if I think I'll be healthy enough to do it. I know I am. I also know it's going to be a very difficult trek.
We have picked up a 30L dry bag to hold our toilet paper in as well as some water shoes and some portable oxygen just in case the altitude gets to us near the top of Whitney. Also, that cute little Hawaiian girl at the top, we have decided to make this more fun, she is going to be our mascot. Her name is Mahana. (If you know the story of Johnny Lingo, you'll appreciate the name). We are going to try to get our hula dancer in many of the pictures on the trail! Think of it as a Where's Waldo!
We also got our Sawer Filters in and are quite excited! Our crank powered flashlight is really lightweight and our striker and sharpener works really well already too!
We also decided to pick up a small mesh bag for washing things in the river without them getting washed away as well as a travel toothbrush. We grabbed some rubber balls to work through our tight muscles at the end of each day. Being a massage therapist works great for that, but I'm pretty sure at the end of the first few days, I won't want to do massage, I'll be too tired! These rubber balls work great for sore feet!
I'm getting really excited for this trail and I know Justin is too! But as for now, I'm going to let you stop reading and I'm going to get some dinner (made by Justin for not being a mom on mother's day)
Wednesday will come far too quickly,
JK
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