and speaking of heavy packs....
I always pack more food than I need. I am hypoglycemic and if my blood sugar drops too low I first go through a really obnoxious stage, but after that I become downright irrational.
I bring this up because when I am packing food I go through this mental pre-fear that I will get into a low blood sugar situation and not have enough food.
I cut down weight by eliminating a lot of extra clothing. but I probably had at least a pound of food, if not a pound and a half, that I simply didn't need. Somehow I am going to need to balance my hypoglycemic fear with the reality of how much food I will need. (I've never had a problem with eating at altitude).
And I certainly wouldn't use this particular trip report as a guide for planning trips. Hopefully though, through the honesty of the report, I have conveyed the boneheadedness in the way I went about identifying the start of the old trail.....and the consequences of that boneheadedness.
