Comments on: I Just Wanted To See If I Could http://blog.trailcooking.com/2009/06/14/i-just-wanted-to-see-if-i-could/ The blog of www.trailcooking.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:42:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: admin http://blog.trailcooking.com/2009/06/14/i-just-wanted-to-see-if-i-could/comment-page-1/#comment-2642 admin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:11:56 +0000 http://blog.trailcooking.com/?p=2277#comment-2642 Hey Tom, If I could survive mentally walking it, I can walk anything ;-) Hey Tom,
If I could survive mentally walking it, I can walk anything ;-)

]]> By: Tom Bentzen http://blog.trailcooking.com/2009/06/14/i-just-wanted-to-see-if-i-could/comment-page-1/#comment-2641 Tom Bentzen Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:05:38 +0000 http://blog.trailcooking.com/?p=2277#comment-2641 Hey Sare-Bear, nice report and a LLLLLOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGG semi boring trip! Good work. Hey Sare-Bear, nice report and a LLLLLOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGG semi boring trip! Good work.

]]> By: admin http://blog.trailcooking.com/2009/06/14/i-just-wanted-to-see-if-i-could/comment-page-1/#comment-2618 admin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:22:46 +0000 http://blog.trailcooking.com/?p=2277#comment-2618 I was bummed about the tunnel closing :-( I waited too long to do that one. I had hoped that this year (before it was closed that is) that Ford would be strong enough to ride his bike. I had hoped to ride all the way to the Columbia. Ah well. Should have done it last year, eh? I was bummed about the tunnel closing :-( I waited too long to do that one. I had hoped that this year (before it was closed that is) that Ford would be strong enough to ride his bike. I had hoped to ride all the way to the Columbia. Ah well. Should have done it last year, eh?

]]> By: Keith http://blog.trailcooking.com/2009/06/14/i-just-wanted-to-see-if-i-could/comment-page-1/#comment-2617 Keith Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:17:30 +0000 http://blog.trailcooking.com/?p=2277#comment-2617 Looks like a great hike! I agree that hiking downhill is harder. After a long downhill hike my quadriceps ache and often spasm. My wife Kasia and I biked a portion of the trail last year. We parked at Rattlesnake Lake, rode to the summit and through the tunnel to Hyak, then returned. I have a small write-up here: http://keithmo.blogspot.com/2008/06/iron-horse-trail.html It's interesting to note that the entire trail is clear of snow. This time last year, the area around the snow shed had a good, thick layer of snow. Pity the summit tunnel (and other tunnels along the trail) are closed indefinitely. I keep hoping someone will throw some "stimulus money" at the problem and get the tunnels repaired, but I don't realistically expect that to happen anytime soon. Looks like a great hike! I agree that hiking downhill is harder. After a long downhill hike my quadriceps ache and often spasm.

My wife Kasia and I biked a portion of the trail last year. We parked at Rattlesnake Lake, rode to the summit and through the tunnel to Hyak, then returned. I have a small write-up here: http://keithmo.blogspot.com/2008/06/iron-horse-trail.html

It’s interesting to note that the entire trail is clear of snow. This time last year, the area around the snow shed had a good, thick layer of snow.

Pity the summit tunnel (and other tunnels along the trail) are closed indefinitely. I keep hoping someone will throw some “stimulus money” at the problem and get the tunnels repaired, but I don’t realistically expect that to happen anytime soon.

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