So this is a little late but I wanted to tell everyone about our adventure. We went on a nice 5.6 mile hike over at Weldon Springs Park. This was great in that we would go through elevation changes and some different terrains.
The packs were quickly packed and ready to go by lunch and we had a tag along guest in our 12 year old nephew Adam. I'll get to that side of the story a little later. But we loaded up with Rosie having an 18 lbs pack and I having a 23lbs pack to start and then off to lunch at Chipotle. Figured we would load up on some grub and water before hiking.
Once we arrived at Weldon Springs, I realized I had not sealed my hydration pack and thus had a soaked backpack and half the amount of water. So not a good start, however, I had my Brita water bottle with me and took that along. So after getting Rosie set up with her pack and putting mine on; soaked back and all, we headed off to the woods.
We were moving along at a good clip averaging 2.5-3 miles per hour until the first stop about a mile in. Which gave way to a great view of the Missouri River and the bluffs. The current in the river was moving at a great clip, but the view of the hills and tree line was amazing and stretched to the horizon. Back on the trail we started experiencing a roller coaster of elevation changes and a narrowing trail. This lasted almost the rest of the trail till the last mile where it flattened out to the parking lot.
Now for Adam, he was such a trooper for the first 2 miles. Then after a couple up and downs he began to slow. So we began to make stops along the way and he was drinking water like it was going out of style. we kept telling him he needed to conserve it but just almost 4 miles in he was out of water and we had to take some from Rosie and give it to him. It was crazy how much water he drank in the 2.5 hours we were out there. On another side of it, there were a couple hills that were fairly steep. I made it almost to the top before hearing from Rosie to hold up. She was a little over half way, however, Adam was a little over a quarter of the way up. Man you want to talk about someone who should have more energy than us, he's 12. So we waited and they finally caught up before we reached the top. Shortly after that was another steep hill with the same results, except this time, I challenged him before we got to the top. I told him he needed to eat better (aka only go to Captain D's once a month, if that and when he goes to get something from the grilled menu and nothing fried), drink more water and lay off the sodas, and to get out and exercise even if that means riding a bike, shooting hoops or something. So we will see how it goes. He did tell us he had fun and wanted his own backpack, so we will see where this goes.
After hiking we headed over to Cabelas where we purchased our new sleeping bags and an MSR camping stove. Next purchase will be a backpacking tent, as we currently do not have anything that light. So till out next adventure.
Stay tuned.....
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