23 January 2017 - the beginning

And so it starts ... approximately 180 days until I leave on a 75 mile 8 day backpacking trip inclusive of Mt Whitney summit at an elevation of 14,505 feet.  I'm old, my body is a mess and I made this commitment ... because ... why?  Oh yeah, I thought it would be fun.  That's why we dragged the whole fam-damily into it.  My 17 year old son says we're all going to die.  But that's only because he's done this trip before and can't imagine his mom and her sisters actually pulling it off.  The more i think of it, the more I'm inclined to agree with him but too late now - the downpayment has been made.

I should probably start with the gym ... right?  The first question (again besides why?) is when to go.  Morning?  Afternoon?  Evening?  Never?    So many reasons not to go at all ... Maybe I'll pick this up again tomorrow ...