18 Feb
Mt. Whitney 2004
Way back in 2004, Marshall, Shane, and I took a trip of epic proportions in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, climaxing with Mt. Whitney on Day 5 out of 7. For me, the idea of a seven-day backpacking trip was inspired by reading Lord of the Rings. One thing you miss in the movies is that a very large portion of the book, especially Part 1, is spent describing Frodo & Company hiking through Middle Earth. Our journey definitely doesn’t compare to the book but seven days in the wilderness is actually pretty long when you’re used to eating at Applebee’s on a whim or working on a computer all day long.
I just finished moving all the Mt. Whitney photos to Flickr, so check them out.
is that a burger king crown on your head?
derek | February 19th, 2009 at 12:24 pm |That would have been awesome.
Weithy | February 19th, 2009 at 4:00 pm |Looked like a pretty awesome trip as is, but a burger king crown never hurts the awesomeness factor
derek | February 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 am |