This last summer I managed to get a few days off from work and needing a break from people (I had just started a job running a cash register at a gas station) I thought it would be cool to head over to the SHT for four days. It had also been raining for about a week straight so I was jonesing to get outdoors.








I did get to try out a new piece of gear on this trip though, I had just gotten a GoLite Shangri-La tarp tent and thought this would be a good trip to test it on. And for the most part it was great, cut my pack weight down a lot and didn't take up a lot of space but since everything was so muddy and this didn't have a floor my sleeping pad ended up getting really dirty (not a huge deal breaker, just kind of hard on it) The biggest issue I had is that this sets up with trekking poles, which I have but rarely use so I would have been better off with a dedicated set of poles for it, which I am looking into DIY options.
Since the trail wasn't getting any better I decided the next morning to just head back to the car the way I came in and use the extra time to work on projects at home rather then punishing myself for a couple more days. On my way out I ran into a group of young guys that told me they were going to try doing the whole trail (200+ miles) in six days. I told them about the conditions ahead and wished them luck, I would have liked to know how for they made it in those six days.
Since the trail wasn't getting any better I decided the next morning to just head back to the car the way I came in and use the extra time to work on projects at home rather then punishing myself for a couple more days. On my way out I ran into a group of young guys that told me they were going to try doing the whole trail (200+ miles) in six days. I told them about the conditions ahead and wished them luck, I would have liked to know how for they made it in those six days.
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