Epic hike of Epicness

[thewileydanyote]

Last week I had to do a trail preview for work.

It was drizzling, kind of raining on and off, but I wanted more experience with hiking in bad weather anyway and I figured getting that without a troop of kids along for the ride would be a good idea. Because I have a lot on my mind, I decided not to invite anyone along and just go for a nice 8 mile

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[kailangel]

Looking forward to seeing the photos of this adventure. :)

I need to check the name, but a friend of mine interviewed for a company in Golden (near Denver) recently and it seems they're opening an SF office. It's some kind of Outdoor adventure group that gets inner-city kids out into the wilderness. Of course, I immediately thought of you, your outdoor skillz, and your job hunt. But, it sounds like you've got the job hunt thing taken care of.

Congrats on surviving Epic Trail, Epic Rain and getting an Epic Job. Yay you!

[thewileydanyote]

That's exactly the thing I like doing most!
So please, do forward on that info to me. That wold be great! Those jobs are never full time anyway. And neither is the one I just got (assuming reference check goes as planned). It's half-time, so will pay the bare minimum bills, and I'm continuing to work for the parks, but I'm always looking for more awesomeness to add to the awesome already in my life.

How's your own jobbyness going?

[kailangel]

I believe the organization is called Outward Bound. Look in to it!

My own jobyness = ongoing fail. I've half heartedly been looking in Bay Area, but CA unemployment is so damn high. Pooooooop. I miss it there. =(

[mooflyfoof]

Epic indeed! You are far braver and more persistant than I. I probably would've quit 1 hour in! I'm such a wimp for discomfort.

[thewileydanyote]

I definitely thought about quitting.
But, well, my boss was expecting me to get something done and I didn't want to disappoint out of wimpiness.
And besides, it was so much effort and time and gas and such just to get out there!

And I learned a lot. Which I knew I would.
It was actually nice to have external factors to "make" me do it.
If people can climb Everest, I can certainly handle a 5 mile hike in the rain.

But yeah, it's amazing the huge difference in my mood between the moments it was raining on me and the moments it wasn't. So I'm kind of a wimp for discomfort too.

[microgravity]

I am curious - what trail and campsite was this? Sounds like, in *much nicer weather*, something I may be interested in :)

[thewileydanyote]

Oh yeah, I forgot that part

[t_a_c_k]

Avoid misery! Always bring extra socks!!

If I ever have to write an ad for socks...

[thewileydanyote]

I expect a commission.