So… We are headed to Nepal in about five weeks and while there we will get to do some amazing things, at really high elevations. I haven’t been training much this year and my job has kept me pretty tied to a desk so my level of fitness isn’t quite where I would like it to before a trip of this caliber. To start preparing for the trip, I am taking my l lunchtime two days a week to hike the ‘M’ trail. It is a great trail, with a great view of Bozeman and the lands lying to the south and west.
The trail has thee paths that you can take; easy, medium and hard. Being that better fitness should be expedited, I have been taking the hard trail up. It’s not that long, but it is steep! About a half mile in length and 750 ft. of elevation gain. It’s been taking me about 15-20 minutes to go up and a little less to go down.
It has been a great work break to go on these little hikes, a moment to get away (even though I carry my work phone and a tablet just in case an IT emergency erupts at work). I especially love the moment when I reach the top and I get to behold the beautiful expansive valley below. Next week I will be lugging my pack up, probably with tripods and cameras getting myself ready to photograph and film for two weeks without the guarantee of electricity to charge my gear. On that note, I just picked up numerous extra batteries and will need to run them through a full cycle a couple times to get them to accept their maximum charge. That means lots of pictures and video to come!
